Scott Andrews (born December 28, 1974) is a

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politician. He represented the

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electoral district of

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from his election in the

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until his defeat in the 2015 federal election. Originally a member of the

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, he most recently sat as an

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. Prior to being elected MP, he served on the

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Town Council.

Life and career

Andrews was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. He served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and a Member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. Inspired by the documentary '' Dear Zachary'', Andrews introduced Bill C-464 on October 23, 2009, and received unanimous support from all political parties in the House of Commons to advance the bill to the Standing Committee on Justice & Human Rights on December 4, 2009. Andrews was moved to bring this bill forward in memory of Zachary Turner, a child whose mother killed him. The bill seeks to change the

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to allow the courts to justify refusing bail to those accused of serious crimes in the name of protecting their children. In December 2010, Zachary's Bill became law when

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gave it Royal Assent. This marked the first time a Member of Parliament from Newfoundland and Labrador successfully passed a Private Member's Bill. Andrews was re-elected in the 2011 general election, defeating

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Senator and former MP Fabian Manning a second time. On November 5, 2014, Andrews and

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were both suspended from the Liberal Party caucus by leader

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, following allegations of personal misconduct laid by two unnamed New Democratic Party MPs (in 2018 it was revealed that one of the MPs was Christine Moore)."Liberal MPs Scott Andrews, Massimo Pacetti suspended from caucus amid harassment allegations"

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, November 5, 2014. Both Andrews and Pacetti opted to sit as independent MPs pending investigation of the complaints. On March 14, 2015, it was reported that Trudeau had deemed Andrews' and Pacetti's reported actions serious enough that he had decided to expel them from the Liberal caucus permanently and forbid them from running as Liberals in the next election. On March 19, Andrews announced that he had accepted the findings of the investigation and would serve out his term as an independent. Andrews ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election as an independent candidate, but he was defeated by Liberal nominee Ken McDonald. Andrews placed second with 17.8% of the vote, besting both the New Democratic and Conservative candidates.

Electoral career

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Scott Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador Members of the United Church of Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Newfoundland and Labrador municipal councillors 1974 births People from Conception Bay South Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni Independent candidates in the 2015 Canadian federal election