Andy Scott | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament forFredericton | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bud Bird |
| Succeeded by | Keith Ashfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Andrew Keith Scott (1955-03-16)March 16, 1955 |
| Died | June 24, 2013(2013-06-24) (aged 58) Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Denise Cameron Scott |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Profession | public servant |
Robert Andrew Keith ScottPC (March 16, 1955 – June 24, 2013) was aLiberalMember of Parliament who represented the electoral district ofFredericton from 1993 to 2008. He was a member theCabinet of Canada, most recently serving as the eighteenthMinister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2004–2006).
Scott was born in 1955 inFredericton,New Brunswick, and grew up in Barker's Point, a working-class neighbourhood. He was the only son in a family of four children. His parents both supported theLiberal Party, with his father especially an avid volunteer. The family business involved making cement blocks and fireplaces for houses. His father also volunteered for a summer camp for disabled children.[1]
In the late 1980s, he was a senior civil servant with the provincial Liberal government ofFrank McKenna.[2] He ran in the1993 federal election and won convincingly, becoming the first Liberal MP elected in Fredericton since 1957.[3]
He was re-elected in the1997 election and was namedSolicitor General of Canada.[4] In 1998,New Democratic Party MPDick Proctor said he overheard Scott on an airplane talking about several sensitive national matters, including the then-ongoing VancouverAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) inquiry. Scott was alleged to have stated that severalRoyal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers (who had used pepper spray against protesters) would take the blame at the end of it all. He denied prejudging the outcome, but later resigned his post as Solicitor General.[5][6]
In an incident in the fall of 2003, Scott was hospitalised after being physically assaulted by a constituent angry over his government's support forsame-sex marriage.[7]
Scott returned to the Cabinet in December 2003, when he was namedMinister of State for Infrastructure byPaul Martin.[8] Following the2004 federal election, he was promoted to the position of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.[4]
On March 5, 2007, he announced that he would not seek re-election in the2008 federal election.[9]
On October 22, 2008, it was announced that Andy Scott would assume a research post in social policy at theUniversity of New Brunswick.[10]
Scott died of cancer on June 24, 2013, at the age of 58, fromnon-Hodgkin lymphoma.[1][11]
| 2006 Canadian federal election:Fredericton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Andy Scott | 19,649 | 41.80 | -4.95 | $63,544.32 | |||
| Conservative | Pat Lynch | 16,292 | 34.66 | +1.18 | $57,563.68 | |||
| New Democratic | John Carty | 9,988 | 21.25 | +3.89 | $33,143.96 | |||
| Green | Philip Duchastel | 884 | 1.88 | -0.47 | none listed | |||
| Independent | David Raymond Amos | 198 | 0.42 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,011 | 100.0 | $75,043 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 207 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,218 | 67.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,453 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -3.06 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election:Fredericton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Andy Scott | 19,819 | 46.75 | +8.97 | $60,726.40 | |||
| Conservative | Kent Fox | 14,193 | 33.48 | -21.22 | $61,658.27 | |||
| New Democratic | John Carty | 7,360 | 17.36 | +10.41 | $21,188.88 | |||
| Green | Daron Letts | 997 | 2.35 | – | $1,194.22 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,396 | 100.0 | $73,437 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 264 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Turnout | 42,633 | 61.82 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 68,968 | |||||||
| Liberalnotional hold | Swing | +15.10 | ||||||
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election:Fredericton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andy Scott | 14,175 | 38.60 | +4.48 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raj Venugopal | 10,919 | 29.73 | -0.44 | ||||
| Alliance | Allan Neill | 8,814 | 24.00 | +2.24 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Dunn | 2,584 | 7.04 | -6.02 | ||||
| Natural Law | William Parker | 233 | 0.63 | -0.26 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,725 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 213 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,938 | 62.8 | ||||||
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of its predecessors, the Reform Party.
| 1997 Canadian federal election:Fredericton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andy Scott | 12,252 | 34.12 | -12.54 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cleveland Allaby | 10,835 | 30.17 | +0.95 | ||||
| Reform | Mark McCready | 7,815 | 21.76 | +4.74 | ||||
| New Democratic | Patricia Hughes | 4,689 | 13.06 | +8.06 | ||||
| Natural Law | Jeanne Geldart | 321 | 0.89 | +0.07 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 35,912 | 100.00 | ||||||
Change from 1993 isnot based on redistributed results.
| 1993 Canadian federal election:Fredericton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andy Scott | 21,868 | 46.66 | +6.94 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bud Bird | 13,696 | 29.22 | -13.76 | ||||
| Reform | Jack Lamey | 7,977 | 17.02 | Ø | ||||
| New Democratic | Pauline MacKenzie | 2,343 | 5.00 | -5.32 | ||||
| Natural Law | Neil Dickie | 382 | 0.82 | Ø | ||||
| Canada Party | Steven Gillrie | 373 | 0.80 | Ø | ||||
| Independent | Doreen Fraser | 226 | 0.48 | -5.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46 865 | 100.00 | ||||||
Doreen Fraser was nominated as aConfederation of Regions candidate, but was listed as an Independent because that party did not run enough candidates to be officially recognized.
| 27th Canadian Ministry (2003–2006) – Cabinet ofPaul Martin | ||
| Cabinet posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Andy Mitchell | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 2004–2006 | Jim Prentice |
| Minister of State (Infrastructure) 2003–2004 | ||
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Denis Coderre | Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians 2004–2006 | Jim Prentice |
| 26th Canadian Ministry (1993–2003) – Cabinet ofJean Chrétien | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Herb Gray | Solicitor General of Canada 1997–1998 | Lawrence MacAulay |
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