Lawrence MacAulay

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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

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.

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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

2021 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 11,17550.58+1.23$47,596.44
Conservative Wayne Phelan6,81730.85+1.80$38,354.38
New Democratic Lynne Thiele2,1689.81+3.13$3,739.79
Green Michael MacLean1,0644.82-9.02$5,906.70
People's Kevin Hardy7253.28–$1,431.55
Christian Heritage Fred MacLeod1450.66-0.42$627.12
Total valid votes/expense limit21,99498.66–$90,511.54
Total rejected ballots1990.89-0.15
Turnout22,29372.71-2.28
Eligible voters30,659
Liberal hold Swing -0.24
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
2019 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 10,93949.35−15.68$42,720.95
Conservative Wayne Phelan6,43929.05+12.89none listed
Green Glen Beaton3,06813.84+7.46$13,490.35
New Democratic Lynne Thiele1,4816.68−4.45$0.00
Christian Heritage Christene Squires2401.08−0.23$278.30
Total valid votes/expense limit22,16798.96 $85,990.53
Total rejected ballots2321.04+0.61
Turnout22,39974.99−3.17
Eligible voters29,869
Liberal hold Swing −14.29
Source: Elections Canada [8]
2015 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 14,62165.03+15.40$57,014.46
Conservative Julius Patkai3,63216.15–22.22$36,428.35
New Democratic Billy Cann2,50311.13+0.84$13,760.96
Green Teresa Doyle1,4346.38+4.61$7,232.74
Christian Heritage Christene Squires2951.31–$2,681.69
Total valid votes/expense limit22,48599.57 $170,761.91
Total rejected ballots960.43–0.08
Turnout22,58178.16-0.13
Eligible voters28,889
Liberal hold Swing +18.81
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]
2011 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 10,48649.63-3.18$40,566.83
Conservative Michael Currie 8,10738.37+8.48$60,502.86
New Democratic Lorne Cudmore2,16410.24+2.11$1,837.23
Green Leslie Stewart3731.77-1.96$1,714.72
Total valid votes/expense limit21,130100.0  –$69,835.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 108 0.51-0.02
Turnout 21,238 78.29+8.03
Eligible voters27,127
Liberal hold Swing -5.83
Sources: [11] [12]
2008 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 10,10552.81-3.35$35,000.12
Conservative Sid McMullin5,66129.59-4.09$29,907.51
New Democratic Mike Avery1,5568.13+0.66$1,316.84
Independent Larry McGuire1,1015.75–none listed
Green Emma Daughton7103.71+1.02$2,546.13
Total valid votes/expense limit19,133 100.0  –$67,487
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1010.53 -0.03
Turnout19,234 70.26-5.07
Eligible voters27,374
Liberal hold Swing +0.37
2006 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 11,54256.16+2.78$38,353.41
Conservative Don Gillis6,92333.68+0.44$62,756.67
New Democratic Edith Perry1,5357.47-2.68$1,532.80
Green Haida Arsenault-Antolick5532.69-0.54$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 voters27,411
Liberal hold Swing +1.17
2004 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 11,06453.38+6.56$54,157.07
Conservative Peter McQuaid6,88933.24-14.78$59,824.10
New Democratic Dave MacKinnon2,10310.15+5.09$20,929.08
Green Jeremy Stiles6703.23–$1,315.34
Total valid votes/expense limit20,726100.0  –$61,091
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1370.66
Turnout20,86376.2
Eligible voters27,656
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 : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 8,54548.06+3.01
Progressive Conservative Kevin MacAdam 8,26946.51+2.05
Alliance Darrell Hickox5002.81
New Democratic Deborah Kelly Hawkes4652.62-7.88
Total valid votes17,779 100.00
1997 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 7,55545.05-16.59
Progressive Conservative Dan Hughes7,45644.46+11.79
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 1,76110.50+4.81
Total valid votes16,772100.00
1993 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 10,11561.64+10.02
Progressive Conservative Wilbur MacDonald5,36032.67-11.26
New Democratic Reg Phelan9345.69+1.23
Total valid votes16,409100.00
1988 Canadian federal election : Cardigan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lawrence MacAulay 9,32551.62+9.48
Progressive Conservative Pat Binns 7,93643.93-9.43
New Democratic Gertrude Partridge8054.46-0.04
Total valid votes18,066 100.00

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile".
  2. 1 2 Sharratt, Steve (March 20, 2014). "Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay breaks political record". The Charlottetown Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 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. ↑ "'Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". cbc.ca. 2023-07-26.
  5. ↑ "'Doesn't line up': MPs challenge minister over instances of MAID offered to veterans". ctvnews.ca. 2022-12-05.
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  7. ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada . Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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Cabinet posts (2)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Veterans Affairs
2019–present		 Incumbent
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2015–2019		 Marie-Claude Bibeau
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