Kennedy Stewart (Canadian politician)

Kennedy Stewart
Stewart in October 2019
40th Mayor of Vancouver
In office
November 5, 2018 – November 7, 2022
Preceded byGregor Robertson
Succeeded byKen Sim
Member of Parliament
for Burnaby South
(Burnaby—Douglas; 2011–2015)
In office
May 2, 2011 – September 14, 2018
Preceded byBill Siksay
Succeeded byJagmeet Singh
Personal details
Born
Edward Charles Kennedy Stewart

(1966-11-08) November 8, 1966 (age 57)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyForward Together (municipal)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseJeanette Ashe
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Academic administrator
  • politician
Profession
  • Politician
  • academic
Websitewww.kennedystewart.ca

Edward Charles Kennedy Stewart (born November 8, 1966) is a Canadian academic administrator and politician who served as the 40th mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022.[1][2] He previously was the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby—Douglas (2011–2015) and Burnaby South (2015–2018), serving in the House of Commons as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.[3]

In May 2018, Stewart announced his pending resignation from Parliament, in order to seek election as mayor of Vancouver as an independent candidate.[4] In August 2018, he publicly released his letter to the Speaker of House, Geoff Regan, confirming his resignation, effective September 14, 2018. During the 2018 Vancouver municipal election, Stewart was declared the winner of the mayoral race by a margin of fewer than 1,000 votes over Ken Sim, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) candidate.[5] In his bid for re-election in 2022, Stewart was defeated by Sim by more than 35,000 votes. Stewart is the first incumbent mayor to be defeated since 1980, when mayor Jack Volrich was upset by challenger Mike Harcourt.[6]

  1. ^ Fumano, Dan (November 6, 2018). "Collegiality reigns as Vancouver's new council starts work". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart calls for UBC subway project to be in service by 2030". The Globe and Mail, January 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kennedy Stewart bio". Parliament of Canada Biography.
  4. ^ Laanela, Mike. "Kennedy Stewart confirms he will run for mayor of Vancouver as independent". CBC News.
  5. ^ Vancouver, City of (October 20, 2018). "Election results - table". vancouver.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Howell, Mike (October 16, 2022). "Kennedy Stewart first Vancouver mayor in 42 years to lose race to challenger". Vancouver is Awesome. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

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