Matthew Kellway
| Matthew Kellway | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Kellway in 2015 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beaches—East York | |
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In office 2011–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Minna |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Erskine-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 10, 1964 Hull, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Donna |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater |
Queen's University University of Toronto York University |
| Profession | Economist, policy analyst |
Matthew Kellway (born December 10, 1964) is a Canadian economist and former politician. He was a New Democratic Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York from 2011 to 2015. In the 2018 municipal election he is a candidate for Toronto City Council in Ward 19.
Background
Kellway spent much of his childhood in Kingston.[1] He has a degree in political science from Queen's University, and a Master of Industrial Relations degree from the University of Toronto. He also pursued graduate studies at York University.
He worked as an economist and as a policy analyst with the Society of Energy Professionals.[2][3] He was co-chair of the Toronto Energy Coalition, and chair of the St. John Catholic School Parent Council.[2] He served as president of the Beaches-East York NDP Riding Association for four terms.
Kellway is married to Donna who is a crown attorney.[4] They have three children and live in the Beaches neighbourhood.[5]
Since February 2016, he has worked for the Society of Energy Professionals, a Toronto-based local of the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers labour union, where he is Special Assistant to the President and Manager, Central Functions.[6]
Politics
Federal
In the 2011 federal election he ran as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Beaches—East York. He defeated longtime Liberal incumbent Maria Minna by 5,309 votes.[2][7][8] He served as the opposition critic for urban affairs and infrastructure, as well as deputy critic for transport. In 2015 he was defeated by Liberal candidate Nathaniel Erskine-Smith during an election where the Liberals took every seat in Toronto. He was defeated by over 10,000 votes.[9]
Municipal
Initially Kellway registered to run in the 2018 municipal election in ward 37.[10] However, after the provincial government reduced the number of wards from 47 to 25 he reregistered to run in ward 19 which conforms to the boundaries of his former federal riding of Beaches-East York.[11] Kellway has been endorsed by outgoing councillor Janet Davis.[12]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Nathaniel Erskine-Smith | 27,458 | 49.45 | +18.7 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Kellway | 17,113 | 30.81 | -10.83 | – | |||
| Conservative | Bill Burrows | 9,124 | 16.43 | -6.31 | – | |||
| Green | Randall Sach | 1,433 | 2.58 | -2.02 | – | |||
| Independent | James Sears | 254 | 0.46 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Roger Carter | 105 | 0.19 | -0.08 | – | |||
| Independent | Peter Surjanac | 43 | 0.08 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,530 | 100.0 | $207,738.12 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,746 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,169 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Kellway | 20,240 | 41.6% | +9.5% | ||||
| Liberal | Maria Minna | 14,931 | 30.7% | -10.3% | ||||
| Conservative | Bill Burrows | 11,067 | 22.8% | +5.7% | ||||
| Green | Aaron Cameron | 2,237 | 4.6% | -4.9% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Roger Carter | 129 | 0.3% | -0.03% | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,604 | – | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,604 | 68.2% | – | |||||
References
- ↑ Kellway speech to Kingston and the Islands NDP Riding Association fundraiser, Kingston, Ont., November 21, 2014
- 1 2 3 Winsa, Patty (2011-05-02). "NDP wins Beaches East York from Liberal Maria Minna". Toronto Star.
- ↑ "Beaches-East York: Q & A of the riding's top contenders". Inside Toronto (East York Mirror). 2011-04-27.
- ↑ Lameira, Phil (2011-05-18). "Kellway looks forward to helping out in Ottawa". Beach Metro Community News.
- ↑ Lavoie, Joanna (May 4, 2011). "BEACHES-EAST YORK: Liberals lose 18-year stronghold". Inside Toronto (East York Mirror).
- ↑ "Society reps presented to international conference". Society of Energy Professionals. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "Beaches-East York Canada Votes 2011". CBC News. 2011-05-02.
- ↑ "Canada Votes". The Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. pp. GT13–GT15.
- ↑ Nickle, David (May 22, 2018). "Former NDP MP Matthew Kellway to run for council". Toronto.com.
- ↑ "Candidate list confirmed for Beaches–East York Town Hall". Beach Metro Community News. September 22, 2018.
- ↑ Rider, David (September 27, 2018). "Beaches—East York sees shifting allegiances after cut to wards". Toronto Star.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Beaches—East York, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.