Charlie McGeoghegan

Charlie McGeoghegan
MLA for Belfast-Murray River
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2007
Preceded by	Pat Binns
Personal details
Born	1974 Montague, Prince Edward Island
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Belfast, Prince Edward Island
Occupation	fisherman
Religion	Roman Catholic

Charlie McGeoghegan (born 1974) is a Canadian politician.

He graduated from Montague High School in 1992.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 15, 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River and is a member of the Liberal Party.

McGeoghegan was also the party's candidate in the general election on May 28, 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.^[2] McGeoghegan was the winner in the 198-pound division of the 2003 World Arm Wrestling Championship held in Ottawa.^[3]

Electoral record

Belfast-Murray River by-election, October 15, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/–
	Liberal Party	Charlie McGeoghegan	1,259	54.95	+14.14
	Progressive Conservative Party	Darlene Compton	828	36.15	–19.01
	Independent	Andy Clarey	107	4.67	—
	Green Party	Ahmon Katz	83	3.62	–0.42
	New Democratic Party	Jane McNeil	10	0.44	—
Total			2,287	100.0

Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/–
	Progressive Conservative Party	Pat Binns	1,527	55.15
	Liberal Party	Charlie McGeoghegan	1,130	40.81
	Green Party	Ahmon Katz	112	4.04
Total			2,769	100.0

References

1. ^ Elections PEI
2. ^ "McGeoghegan, Charles". Telephone Directory. Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/phone/makebio.php3?number=84867. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 
3. ^ "Arm wrestling MLA back in training". CBC News. April 9, 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2008/04/09/mla-armwrestling.html. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 

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