Jack McKay Stewart (15 April 1912 – 5 November 1998) was an Australian farmer and politician who was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1968 to 1971, representing the seat of Merredin-Yilgarn. Stewart was born in

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to Isabella (née Carmichael) and Alexander Stewart. He attended Scotch College, but left school at the age of 15 to help manage the family farm at

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. Stewart took over the farm completely in 1939. He was prominent in local agricultural circles, and served on the Bruce Rock Shire Council from 1946 to 1963, including as shire president from 1952.Jack McKay Stewart
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2017. Stewart first stood for parliament at the 1965 state election, but lost to the sitting

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member,

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. He recontested Merredin-Yilgarn in 1968, following Kelly's retirement, and was elected. Stewart's time in parliament was short-lived, however, as he was defeated by Labor's

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at the 1971 election. He retired to Perth in 1977, and died there in November 1998, aged 86. He had married Isobel Lillian Haldane in 1944, with whom he had two children.

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