# Pat Finnigan

Patrick Finnigan (born 1955) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Finnigan and his wife started a bakery and garden centre in Nouvelle-Arcadie, called Mr. Tomato. Finnigan holds a technical diploma in phytology.
He chaired the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
He did not run for reelection in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He was subsequently elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 New Brunswick general election, representing the electoral district of Kent North. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.

## Electoral record

vte2024 New Brunswick general election: Kent North :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Finnigan | 3,928 | 44.81 | +9.0 |
| | Green | Kevin Arseneau | 3,251 | 37.09 | -5.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carl Cosby | 1,441 | 16.44 | -2.2 |
| | People's Alliance | Carole Boudreau | 145 | 1.65 | +1.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,765 | 99.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,790 | 67.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,929 |
| | Liberal gain from Green | Liberal gain from Green | Swing | Swing | +7.5 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Miramichi—Grand Lake :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pat Finnigan | 12,722 | 36.77 | -10.54 | $60,001.00 |
| | Conservative | Peggy McLean | 12,352 | 35.70 | +1.39 | $77,010.45 |
| | Green | Patty Deitch | 3,914 | 11.31 | +8.29 | $1,989.98 |
| | New Democratic | Eileen Clancy Teslenko | 2,875 | 8.31 | -7.06 | $949.65 |
| | People's | Ron Nowlan | 1,179 | 3.41 | - | none listed |
| | Independent | Allison MacKenzie | 1,160 | 3.35 | - | $13,665.83 |
| | Independent | Mathew Grant Lawson | 396 | 1.14 | - | $444.70 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,598 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 517 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,115 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 48,240 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.90 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pat Finnigan | 17,202 | 47.3 | +25.93 | – |
| | Conservative | Tilly O'Neill-Gordon | 12,476 | 34.3 | -18.89 | – |
| | New Democratic | Patrick Colford | 5,588 | 15.4 | -7.46 | – |
| | Green | Matthew Ian Clark | 1,098 | 3.0 | +0.54 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,364 | 100.0 | | $201,429.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 256 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,620 | 76% | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 48,158 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||