Jake Daniel Stewart (born March 10, 1978) is a Canadian

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who was elected to the

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in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. He resigned on August 17, 2021 and was elected the

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Member of Parliament for the riding of

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on September 20, 2021.

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

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MLA

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, 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

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, 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. In 2016, he entered the Progressive Conservative leadership race.

Electoral record

Federal

Provincial

Blackville

Municipal election 2008 Election for Councillor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Jake 1978 births Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Conservative Party of Canada MPs