Charlie McGeoghegan
Charlie McGeoghegan (born 29 July 1974)[1] is a Canadian former politician.
Charlie McGeoghegan | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Belfast-Murray River | |
| In office October 2007 – 4 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Binns |
| Succeeded by | Darlene Compton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1974 Montague, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Belfast, Prince Edward Island |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on 15 October 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns.[2][3] He represented the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River from 2007 to 2015 and is a member of the Liberal Party.
McGeoghegan was also the party's candidate in the general election on 28 May 2007.
Arm wrestling
After completing high school, he attended the Canadian Coast Guard College in Point Edward, Nova Scotia. Prior to entering elected politics, McGeoghegan was a fisherman and a competitive arm wrestler.[4] McGeoghegan was the winner in the 198-pound division of the 2003 World Arm Wrestling Championship held in Ottawa.[5]
Electoral record
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007: Belfast-Murray River On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,259 | 54.95 | +14.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 828 | 36.15 | −19.01 | ||||
| Independent | Andy Clarey | 107 | 4.67 | |||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 83 | 3.62 | −0.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane McNeil | 10 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections PEI | ||||||||
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/– | |
| Progressive Conservative Party | Pat Binns | 1,527 | 55.15 | ||
| Liberal Party | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,130 | 40.81 | ||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 112 | 4.04 | – | |
| Total | 2,769 | 100.0 | |||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,135 | 45.86 | -9.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,127 | 45.54 | +9.39 | ||||
| Green | John Burhoe | 114 | 4.61 | +0.99 | ||||
| Island | Andy Clarey | 99 | 4.00 | -0.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,475 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.24 | ||||||
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,203 | 45.12 | -0.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,095 | 41.07 | -4.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan Hicken | 216 | 8.10 | |||||
| Green | Jordan MacPhee | 152 | 5.70 | +1.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,666 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.18 | ||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
References
- "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- Elections PEI Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Liberals win P.E.I. byelection". CBC News. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- "McGeoghegan, Charles". Telephone Directory. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- "Arm wrestling MLA back in training". CBC News. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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