Kennedy Stewart (Canadian politician)
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Kennedy Stewart MP, Ph.D. |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Burnaby South |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Burnaby—Douglas |
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In office May 2, 2011 – August 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Siksay |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| NDP Science Critic | |
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Assumed office June 19, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Hélène LeBlanc |
| NDP BC Caucus Chair | |
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Assumed office December 9, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Rankin |
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November 8, 1966 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanette Ashe |
| Residence | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Alma mater |
Acadia University Simon Fraser University London School of Economics |
| Profession | Academic, Politician |
| Website | www |
Kennedy Stewart, MP (born November 8, 1966) is a Canadian politician and academic who is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Burnaby South. A member of the New Democratic Party, he was first elected to the House of Commons in 2011. He is currently the NDP critic for science and chair of the NDP's British Columbia caucus. Before being elected, Stewart was an associate professor at Simon Fraser University's School of Public Policy.
Stewart was born in Halifax in 1966 and raised in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where he earned his bachelor's degree in history from Acadia University.
After moving to Burnaby in 1988, Stewart played bass guitar for the pop music band State of Mind, which won three West Coast Music Awards in 1991.
In 1995, Stewart received his master's degree in political science from Simon Fraser University, and a PhD in government from the London School of Economics in 2003.
As an academic, Stewart published research on citizen participation, democratic reform, and municipal governance. His books include Local Government in Canada.
He is currently on leave from Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy. Stewart’s wife Jeanette Ashe also teaches politics at Douglas College.
On March 28, 2004, Stewart won the NDP nomination for the federal riding of Vancouver Centre in a close three-way race. Although he lost in the 2004 general election by 4,230 votes, he increased the NDP's vote share in Vancouver Centre by 20 percentage points compared to the 2000 election.
On February 25, 2011, Stewart secured the NDP nomination for the federal riding of Burnaby—Douglas in a first ballot victory. He won the riding in the 2011 general election with 43 percent of the vote.
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