Nick Whalen

Nick Whalen MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. John's East
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Jack Harris
Personal details
Born	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Sarah Noble
Alma mater	McGill University Queen's University
Profession	lawyer, engineer, patent agent

Nick Whalen, MP , is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of St. John's East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

Whalen's father, Norman Whalen, was president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party in the 1980s, and managed Clyde Wells' 1989 election victory.

He attended Queen's University's engineering school, earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field, followed by McGill University law school.

Whalen practised law at the law firm McInnes Cooper, specializing in energy law, intellectual property, and corporate and commercial law. He was also, at the time of his election, the only qualified patent agent, and worked with a number of charitable organizations. He had previously served as the local Liberal Party treasurer. His election over the popular NDP incumbent, Jack Harris, was considered one of the biggest surprises of the 2015 election.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Nick Whalen	20,974	46.73	+38.96	–
	New Democratic	Jack Harris	20,328	45.29	-25.36	–
	Conservative	Deanne Stapleton	2,938	6.55	-13.90	–
	Green	David Anthony Peters	500	1.11	-0.02	–
	Communist	Sean Burton	140	0.31	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			44,880	100.0		$198,664.41
Total rejected ballots			111	0.25	–0.06
Turnout			44,991	68.69	+10.84
Eligible voters			65,499
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+32.16
Source: Elections Canada