Lawrence MacAulay

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.

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay PC MP
Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office March 1, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Jody Wilson-Raybould
Minister of Agriculture
In office November 4, 2015 – March 1, 2019
Preceded by	Gerry Ritz
Succeeded by	Marie-Claude Bibeau
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 the Canadian Parliament for Cardigan
Incumbent
Assumed office November 21, 1988
Preceded by	Pat Binns
Personal details
Born	September 9, 1946 St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island
Political party	Liberal
Residence	St. Peters Bay
Profession	Farmer

On June 11, 1997 he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chretien 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 Harper government. 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 Justin Trudeau.[3] On March 1, 2019, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, appointing MacAulay as Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.

MacAulay lives in PEI with his wife, Frances.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lawrence MacAulay	10,939	49.35	−15.68
	Conservative	Wayne Phelan	6,439	29.05	+12.89
	Green	Glen Beaton	3,068	13.84	+7.46
	New Democratic	Lynne Thiele	1,481	6.68	−4.45
	Christian Heritage	Christene Squires	240	1.08	−0.23
Total valid votes/Expense limit			22,167	100.0		$85,990.53
Total rejected ballots			232	1.04	+0.61
Turnout			22,399	75.51	−2.66
Eligible voters			29,665
	Liberal hold		Swing		−14.29
Source: Elections Canada[4]

2015 Canadian federal election: Cardigan
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	100.0		$170,761.91
Total rejected ballots			96	0.43	–0.08
Turnout			22,581	78.47	+0.18
Eligible voters			28,777
	Liberal hold		Swing		+18.81
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2011 Canadian federal election
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:[7][8]

2008 Canadian federal election
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

2006 Canadian federal election
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

2004 Canadian federal election
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.

2000 Canadian federal election
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

1997 Canadian federal election
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

1993 Canadian federal election
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

1988 Canadian federal election
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

1. https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11677
2. Sharratt, Steve (20 March 2014). "Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay breaks political record". The Charlottetown Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. "Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet 31-member cabinet includes 15 women, attempt at regional balance". CBC News. 2015-11-04.
4. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Cardigan (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
7. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
8. 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