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The Honourable Stewart McInnes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament forHalifax | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Regan |
| Succeeded by | Mary Clancy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stewart Donald McInnes (1937-07-24)July 24, 1937 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | October 3, 2015(2015-10-03) (aged 78) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Stewart Donald McInnes (July 24, 1937 – October 3, 2015) was a Canadian lawyer, arbitrator and federal politician.
In 1954, while studying at Dalhousie University, he became a brother in theSigma Chi fraternity, who later named him a Significant Sig.[1]
From 1961 to 1999, McInnes was a senior partner in theHalifax, Nova Scotia law firm ofMcInnes Cooper, and appeared before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also served as the president of theNova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association from 1983 to 1984.
In the1984 general election, he was elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada as theProgressive ConservativeMember of Parliament forHalifax, defeatingLiberalCabinet minister and formerPremier of Nova ScotiaGerald Regan.[2]
In 1985, he was appointed toPrime MinisterBrian Mulroney's cabinet asMinister of Supply and Services.[3] From 1986 until 1988, he concurrently held the positions ofMinister of Public Works and Minister responsible forCMHC.[4]
McInnes was defeated in the1988 federal election by LiberalMary Clancy due, in part, to the unpopularity of theCanada–United States Free Trade Agreement inAtlantic Canada.[5][6] He returned to his law practice full-time.
He was a certified arbitrator and mediator and focused professionally in those areas after leaving politics. McInnes served as Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada from 1993 to 1995 and as director of the Atlantic Arbitration and Mediation Institute from 1993 to 1994. In 1996, he was on the International Mediation Centre’s advisory board, and in 1999, he was a panel member of the Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution. He has lectured and written extensively on the topic of mediation and arbitration.
After leaving the House of Commons, McInnes remained active in politics as a fundraiser for theProgressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
McInnes died on October 3, 2015.[7]
There is a Stewart McInnesfonds atLibrary and Archives Canada.[8]
| 1988 Canadian federal election:Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Clancy | 22,470 | 43.00 | +8.64 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stewart McInnes | 19,840 | 37.97 | -6.80 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Larkin | 9,269 | 17.74 | -2.71 | ||||
| Libertarian | Howard J. MacKinnon | 292 | 0.56 | |||||
| Communist | Miguel Figueroa | 151 | 0.29 | |||||
| Independent | Tony Seed | 134 | 0.26 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | J. Basil MacDougall | 94 | 0.18 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,250 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberalgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | +7.72 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election:Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stewart McInnes | 18,779 | 44.78 | +6.19 | ||||
| Liberal | Gerald Regan | 14,411 | 34.36 | -7.27 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tessa Hebb | 8,576 | 20.45 | +0.78 | ||||
| Independent | Ignatius Kennedy | 174 | 0.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 41,940 | 99.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 285 | 0.67 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,225 | 76.38 | +8.61 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 55,286 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +6.73 | ||||||
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