Stewart McInnes

Canadian politician

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The Honourable

Stewart McInnes

PC, QC

Member of Parliament
for Halifax
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.

## Education

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In 1954, while studying at Dalhousie University, he became a brother in the Sigma Chi fraternity, who later named him a Significant Sig.[1]

## Law career

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From 1961 to 1999, McInnes was a senior partner in the Halifax, Nova Scotia law firm of McInnes 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 the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association from 1983 to 1984.

## Political career

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In the 1984 general election, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Halifax, defeating Liberal Cabinet minister and former Premier of Nova Scotia Gerald Regan.[2]

In 1985, he was appointed to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's cabinet as Minister of Supply and Services.[3] From 1986 until 1988, he concurrently held the positions of Minister of Public Works and Minister responsible for CMHC.[4]

McInnes was defeated in the 1988 federal election by Liberal Mary Clancy due, in part, to the unpopularity of the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement in Atlantic Canada.[5][6] He returned to his law practice full-time.

## After politics

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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 the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.

McInnes died on October 3, 2015.[7]

## Archives

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There is a Stewart McInnes fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[8]

## Electoral record

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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 | -6.81
| 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

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1984 Canadian federal election: Halifax

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Stewart McInnes | 18,779 | 44.78 | +6.20
| 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 |  100.00

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-11-01.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Tory tide claims 25 seats of 32 in Atlantic region". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984.
3. ^ "PM shuffles problems aside, boosts image in Maritimes". The Globe and Mail. August 21, 1985.
4. ^ "Mulroney fires 4 ministers in mid-term cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail. July 1, 1986.
5. ^ "Liberals' red tide sweeps Atlantic provinces". The Globe and Mail. November 22, 1988.
6. ^ "Atlantic tide turns Liberal 2 ministers go down to defeat". Toronto Star. November 22, 1988.
7. ^ "Lawyer and former politician Stewart McInnes dies at 78". The Chronicle Herald. October 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
8. ^ "Stewart McInnes fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

## External links

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* Stewart McInnes – Parliament of Canada biography

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Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (1984–93)

Brian Mulroney

* Harvie Andre
* Perrin Beatty
* André Bissonnette
* Pierre Blais
* Suzanne Blais-Grenier
* Benoît Bouchard
* Lucien Bouchard
* Pauline Browes
* Pierre Cadieux
* Kim Campbell
* Pat Carney
* Andrée Champagne
* Jean Charest
* Joe Clark
* Robert Coates
* Mary Collins
* Jean Corbeil
* Michel Côté
* David Crombie
* John Crosbie
* Marcel Danis
* Robert de Cotret
* Paul Dick
* Jake Epp
* John Fraser
* George Hees
* Ray Hnatyshyn
* Tom Hockin
* Otto Jelinek
* James Kelleher
* Roch La Salle
* Monique Landry
* Robert Layton
* Doug Lewis
* Gilles Loiselle
* Flora MacDonald
* Elmer MacKay
* Shirley Martin
* Marcel Masse
* Charles Mayer
* Don Mazankowski
* John McDermid
* Barbara McDougall
* Stewart McInnes
* Bill McKnight
* Walter McLean
* Thomas McMillan
* Gerald Merrithew
* Lowell Murray
* Jack Murta
* Erik Nielsen
* Frank Oberle
* Alan Redway
* Dufferin Roblin
* Tom Siddon
* Gerry St. Germain
* Sinclair Stevens
* Bernard Valcourt
* Monique Vézina
* Pierre H. Vincent
* Gerry Weiner
* Michael Wilson
* William Winegard
* John Wise

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Ministers of Public Works

Ministers of Public Works
(1867–1996)|

* McDougall
* Langevin
* Mackenzie
* Tupper
* Langevin
* Smith
* Ouimet
* Desjardins
* Tarte
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* Hyman
* Pugsley
* Monk
* Rogers
* Ballantyne
* Carvell
* Reid (acting)
* Sifton
* Reid (acting)
* McCurdy
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* King
* Perley
* Ryckman
* Elliott
* Stewart
* P. Cardin
* Michaud (acting)
* Fournier
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* Winters
* Green
* Walker
* Green (acting)
* Fulton
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* L. Cardin
* McIlraith
* Laing
* Dubé
* Drury
* Buchanan
* Ouellet
* Nielsen
* Cosgrove
* LeBlanc
* Lapointe
* La Salle
* McInnes
* Jelinek (acting)
* MacKay
* Dick
* Dingwall
* Marleau1

Minister of Public Works and Government Services
(1996–2015)|

* Marleau
* Gagliano
* Boudria
* Goodale
* Owen
* Brison
* Fortier
* Paradis
* Ambrose
* Finley

Minister of Public Services and Procurement
(2015–present)|

* Foote
* Qualtrough
* Anand
* Tassi
* Jaczek
* Jean-Yves Duclos

1As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.
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