Lawrence MacAulay
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay PC MP | |
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MacAulay in 2016 | |
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
In office November 4, 2015 – March 1, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Gerry Ritz |
Succeeded by | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence | |
In office March 1, 2019 – July 26, 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
Succeeded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
Solicitor General of Canada | |
In office November 23, 1998 – October 22, 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Andy Scott |
Succeeded by | Wayne Easter |
Minister of Labour | |
In office June 11, 1997 – November 23, 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Alfonso Gagliano |
Succeeded by | Claudette Bradshaw |
Member of Parliament for Cardigan | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office November 21, 1988 | |
Preceded by | Pat Binns |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-09-09) September 9, 1946 (age 77) St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | St. Peters Bay |
Profession |
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Lawrence A. MacAulay PC MP (born September 9, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988.
On June 11, 1997, he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien as Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for Prince Edward Island. In 1998, he was appointed Solicitor General of Canada and served in that role until his resignation from Cabinet on October 21, 2002, during a conflict of interest inquiry.[1] MacAuley served as a Liberal backbench member of Parliament (MP) through the rest of the Liberal years in power and as an opposition member during the Conservative government led by Stephen Harper (2006–2015). He is the former Secretary of State (Veterans) and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency).[2] He was also the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors.
On March 20, 2014, MacAulay became the longest-serving MP in the history of Prince Edward Island, surpassing the record previously set by Angus MacLean.[2]
On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food by the new prime minister Justin Trudeau.[3] On March 1, 2019, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, appointing MacAulay as Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. On July 26, 2023, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, appointing MacAulay as Minister of Agriculture for the second time.[4]
MacAulay lives in Prince Edward Island with his wife, Frances.
Controversy
In December 2022, MacAulay was confronted in parliament by other MPs on multiple reports of Veterans Affairs Canada offering medical assistance in dying (MAID) to veterans seeking medical care. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the incidents as "absolutely unacceptable".[5]
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 11,175 | 50.58 | +1.23 | $47,596.44 | |||
Conservative | Wayne Phelan | 6,817 | 30.85 | +1.80 | $38,354.38 | |||
New Democratic | Lynne Thiele | 2,168 | 9.81 | +3.13 | $3,739.79 | |||
Green | Michael MacLean | 1,064 | 4.82 | -9.02 | $5,906.70 | |||
People's | Kevin Hardy | 725 | 3.28 | – | $1,431.55 | |||
Christian Heritage | Fred MacLeod | 145 | 0.66 | -0.42 | $627.12 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,994 | 98.66 | – | $90,511.54 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 199 | 0.89 | -0.15 | |||||
Turnout | 22,293 | 72.71 | -2.28 | |||||
Eligible voters | 30,659 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.24 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 10,939 | 49.35 | −15.68 | $42,720.95 | |||
Conservative | Wayne Phelan | 6,439 | 29.05 | +12.89 | none listed | |||
Green | Glen Beaton | 3,068 | 13.84 | +7.46 | $13,490.35 | |||
New Democratic | Lynne Thiele | 1,481 | 6.68 | −4.45 | $0.00 | |||
Christian Heritage | Christene Squires | 240 | 1.08 | −0.23 | $278.30 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 22,167 | 98.96 | $85,990.53 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 232 | 1.04 | +0.61 | |||||
Turnout | 22,399 | 74.99 | −3.17 | |||||
Eligible voters | 29,869 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −14.29 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 14,621 | 65.03 | +15.40 | $57,014.46 | |||
Conservative | Julius Patkai | 3,632 | 16.15 | –22.22 | $36,428.35 | |||
New Democratic | Billy Cann | 2,503 | 11.13 | +0.84 | $13,760.96 | |||
Green | Teresa Doyle | 1,434 | 6.38 | +4.61 | $7,232.74 | |||
Christian Heritage | Christene Squires | 295 | 1.31 | – | $2,681.69 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 22,485 | 99.57 | $170,761.91 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 96 | 0.43 | –0.08 | |||||
Turnout | 22,581 | 78.16 | -0.13 | |||||
Eligible voters | 28,889 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +18.81 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[9][10] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 10,486 | 49.63 | -3.18 | $40,566.83 | |||
Conservative | Michael Currie | 8,107 | 38.37 | +8.48 | $60,502.86 | |||
New Democratic | Lorne Cudmore | 2,164 | 10.24 | +2.11 | $1,837.23 | |||
Green | Leslie Stewart | 373 | 1.77 | -1.96 | $1,714.72 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,130 | 100.0 | – | $69,835.73 | ||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 108 | 0.51 | -0.02 | |||||
Turnout | 21,238 | 78.29 | +8.03 | |||||
Eligible voters | 27,127 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.83 | ||||||
Sources:[11][12] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 10,105 | 52.81 | -3.35 | $35,000.12 | |||
Conservative | Sid McMullin | 5,661 | 29.59 | -4.09 | $29,907.51 | |||
New Democratic | Mike Avery | 1,556 | 8.13 | +0.66 | $1,316.84 | |||
Independent | Larry McGuire | 1,101 | 5.75 | – | none listed | |||
Green | Emma Daughton | 710 | 3.71 | +1.02 | $2,546.13 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,133 | 100.0 | – | $67,487 | ||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 101 | 0.53 | -0.03 | |||||
Turnout | 19,234 | 70.26 | -5.07 | |||||
Eligible voters | 27,374 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.37 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 11,542 | 56.16 | +2.78 | $38,353.41 | |||
Conservative | Don Gillis | 6,923 | 33.68 | +0.44 | $62,756.67 | |||
New Democratic | Edith Perry | 1,535 | 7.47 | -2.68 | $1,532.80 | |||
Green | Haida Arsenault-Antolick | 553 | 2.69 | -0.54 | $679.02 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 20,533 | 100.0 | – | $63,115 | ||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 116 | 0.56 | ||||||
Turnout | 20,649 | 75.33 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 27,411 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.17 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 11,064 | 53.38 | +6.56 | $54,157.07 | |||
Conservative | Peter McQuaid | 6,889 | 33.24 | -14.78 | $59,824.10 | |||
New Democratic | Dave MacKinnon | 2,103 | 10.15 | +5.09 | $20,929.08 | |||
Green | Jeremy Stiles | 670 | 3.23 | – | $1,315.34 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 20,726 | 100.0 | – | $61,091 | ||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 137 | 0.66 | ||||||
Turnout | 20,863 | 76.2 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 27,656 | |||||||
Liberal notional hold | Swing | +10.67 | ||||||
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 8,545 | 48.06 | +3.01 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 8,269 | 46.51 | +2.05 | ||||
Alliance | Darrell Hickox | 500 | 2.81 | |||||
New Democratic | Deborah Kelly Hawkes | 465 | 2.62 | -7.88 | ||||
Total valid votes | 17,779 | 100.00 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 7,555 | 45.05 | -16.59 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dan Hughes | 7,456 | 44.46 | +11.79 | ||||
New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 1,761 | 10.50 | +4.81 | ||||
Total valid votes | 16,772 | 100.00 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 10,115 | 61.64 | +10.02 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Wilbur MacDonald | 5,360 | 32.67 | -11.26 | ||||
New Democratic | Reg Phelan | 934 | 5.69 | +1.23 | ||||
Total valid votes | 16,409 | 100.00 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 9,325 | 51.62 | +9.48 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 7,936 | 43.93 | -9.43 | ||||
New Democratic | Gertrude Partridge | 805 | 4.46 | -0.04 | ||||
Total valid votes | 18,066 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Profile".
- ^ a b Sharratt, Steve (March 20, 2014). "Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay breaks political record". The Charlottetown Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet 31-member cabinet includes 15 women, attempt at regional balance". CBC News. 2015-11-04.
- ^ "'Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". cbc.ca. 2023-07-26.
- ^ "'Doesn't line up': MPs challenge minister over instances of MAID offered to veterans". ctvnews.ca. 2022-12-05.
- ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
- ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
External links
- Official site
- Bio & Mandate from Prime Minister
- Lawrence MacAulay – Parliament of Canada biography
29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau | ||
Cabinet posts (2) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Jody Wilson-Raybould | Minister of Veterans Affairs 2019–present | Incumbent |
Gerry Ritz | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food 2015–2019 | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien | ||
Cabinet posts (2) | ||
Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Andy Scott | Solicitor General of Canada 1998–2002 | Wayne Easter |
Alfonso Gagliano | Minister of Labour 1997–1998 | Claudette Bradshaw |
Sub-Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
Predecessor | Title | Successor |
new post replacing Secretary of State (Veterans) and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) | Secretary of State (Veterans) (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (1996–1997) | Fred Mifflin as Minister of State for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister of Veterans Affairs |
Secretary of State (Veterans) (1993–1996) | post replaced with Secretary of State (Veterans and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) |