Jake Stewart

Jake Daniel Stewart (born March 10, 1978) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Southwest Miramichi as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]

The Honourable Jake Stewart MLA
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office November 9, 2018
Premier	Blaine Higgs
Preceded by	Roger Melanson
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin
Incumbent
Assumed office September 22, 2014
Preceded by	District created
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Southwest Miramichi
In office September 27, 2010 – September 22, 2014
Preceded by	Rick Brewer
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	(1978-03-10) March 10, 1978 Newcastle, New Brunswick
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Political career

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, in a landslide victory.

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

Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin

2018 New Brunswick general election
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
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
[4]

Southwest Miramichi

2010 New Brunswick general election
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
[5]

Blackville

Municipal election 2008[6]

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

1. New Brunswick Votes 2010: Southwest Miramichi. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
2. Government New Brunswick (2015). "Jake Stewart Bios, 58th Legislature". Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
3. CBC NB (2016). "Jake Stewart jumps into crowded race for PC Leadership". Retrieved 16 February 2017.
4. Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
5. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
6. Elections New Brunswick (2008). "Quadrennial Municipal Elections, Report of the Municipal Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2017.