Jake Stewart (politician)
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Jake Stewart | |
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 Stewart in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Miramichi—Grand Lake | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Finnigan |
| Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for New Brunswick | |
| In office November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020 | |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Roger Melanson |
| Succeeded by | Arlene Dunn |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin (Southwest Miramichi; 2010–2014) | |
| In office September 27, 2010 – August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Brewer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Dawson (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jake Daniel Stewart March 10, 1978 Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative |
Jake Daniel Stewart MP (born March 10, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Southwest Miramichi as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] He resigned on August 17, 2021 and was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake on September 20, 2021.
Political career[edit]
Stewart entered municipal politics in 2008, having run for the office of councillor in his hometown of Blackville. In 2010, he entered provincial politics, and defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Rick Brewer, who at that time was the Minister of Human Resources.
Stewart was a member of the Standing Committees on Education, Private Bills, Procedure, Public Accounts, and Chaired the Standing Committee on Legislative Officers. He has also been appointed by Jody Carr, then current Minister of Education to sit on the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Positive Learning and Working Environment (Anti Bullying).
Reelected in 2014, Stewart is the opposition critic for Energy and Mines, and Aboriginal Affairs. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Economic Policy.[2]
In 2016, he entered the Progressive Conservative leadership race.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
Federal[edit]
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Miramichi—Grand Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jake Stewart | 14,218 | 43.7 | +8.0 | $105,621.33 | |||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 12,762 | 39.3 | +2.5 | $61,063.68 | |||
| New Democratic | Bruce Potter | 2,291 | 7.0 | -1.3 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Ron Nowlan | 1,839 | 5.7 | +2.3 | $7,358.46 | |||
| Green | Patricia Deitch | 1,393 | 4.3 | -7.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 32,503 | 99.1 | – | $106,042.83 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 306 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,809 | 67.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 48,779 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4] | ||||||||
Provincial[edit]
| 2020 New Brunswick general election: Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 3,887 | 47.97 | +12.55 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Art O'Donnell | 2,268 | 27.99 | -7.01 | ||||
| Liberal | Josh McCormack | 1,760 | 21.72 | -1.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Glenna Hanley | 188 | 2.32 | +1.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,103 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.25 | -0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,123 | 71.87 | -2.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,303 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +9.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election: Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 2,960 | 35.42% | |||||
| People's Alliance | Art O'Donnell | 2,925 | 35.00% | |||||
| Liberal | Andy Hardy | 1,909 | 22.84% | |||||
| Green | Byron J. Connors | 447 | 5.35% | |||||
| New Democratic | Roger Vautour | 97 | 1.16% | |||||
| KISS | Dawson Brideau | 19 | 0.23% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,357 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election: Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 3,837 | 47.62 | -10.95 | ||||
| Liberal | Norma Smith | 2,951 | 36.63 | +6.45 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Wes Gullison | 694 | 8.61 | +3.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Douglas Mullin | 361 | 4.48 | +1.37 | ||||
| Green | Kevin W. Matthews | 214 | 2.66 | -0.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,057 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,084 | 71.02 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,382 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | -8.70 | ||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
| 2010 New Brunswick general election: Southwest Miramichi | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 3,786 | 58.57 | +14.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Brewer | 1,951 | 30.18 | -21.90 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Wes Gullison | 323 | 5.00 | – | ||||
| Green | Jimmy D. Lawlor | 203 | 3.14 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Jason Robar | 201 | 3.11 | -0.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,464 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,504 | 75.61 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 8,602 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.98 | ||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
Blackville[edit]
Municipal election 2008[8]
| Candidate | Votes | Incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| Glen A. Hollowood | acclaimed | inc./sort. |
Election for Councillor
| Candidate | Votes | Incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan A. Brennan (X) | 323 | |
| Kirby G. Curtis M | 228 | inc./sort. |
| Ryan L. McLaughlin | 193 | |
| Harold W. Moody | 85 | |
| Cindy Marie Ross (X) | 316 | inc./sort. |
| Jake Stewart (X) | 252 | |
| Cindy A. Sturgeon (X) | 373 | inc./sort. |
| Sharon M. Vickers | 251 | inc./sort. |
References[edit]
- ^ New Brunswick Votes 2010: Southwest Miramichi. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
- ^ Government New Brunswick (2015). "Jake Stewart Bios, 58th Legislature". Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ CBC NB (2016). "Jake Stewart jumps into crowded race for PC Leadership". Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Results" (PDF). Elections NB. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2008). "Quadrennial Municipal Elections, Report of the Municipal Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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