Matthew Kellway
{{Short description|Canadian economist and politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Matthew Kellway
| image = Matthew Kellway - 2015 Canada Day (18734245644) (cropped).jpg
| alt = Matthew Kellway in Toronto on Canada Day in 2015
| caption = Kellway in 2015
| riding = Beaches—East York
| parliament = Canadian
| term_start = May 2, 2011
| term_end = August 4, 2015
| predecessor = Maria Minna
| successor = Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
| party = New Democrat
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|10}}
| birth_place = Hull, Quebec, Canada
| profession = Economist, policy analyst
| alma_mater = Queen's University
University of Toronto
York University
| residence = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| spouse = Donna
| children = 3
|}}
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 came in second in Ward 19 for the Toronto City Council.
Background
Kellway spent much of his childhood in Kingston.{{citation |title=Kellway speech to Kingston and the Islands NDP Riding Association fundraiser |location=Kingston, Ont. |date=November 21, 2014}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/998604 |title=Beaches-East York: Q & A of the riding's top contenders |publisher=Inside Toronto (East York Mirror) |date=2011-04-27}} He was co-chair of the Toronto Energy Coalition, and chair of the St. John Catholic School Parent Council. 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.{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Lameira |url=http://www.beachmetro.com/2011/05/18/kellway-helping-ottawa |title= Kellway looks forward to helping out in Ottawa |publisher=Beach Metro Community News |date=2011-05-18}} They have three children and live in the Beaches neighbourhood.{{cite news |first=Joanna |last=Lavoie |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/beaches-east-york-liberals-lose-18-year-stronghold/article_1a880c32-9958-5600-8e38-d2439a64cfcc.html? |title=BEACHES-EAST YORK: Liberals lose 18-year stronghold |publisher=Toronto.com (East York Mirror) |date=May 4, 2011 |access-date=May 26, 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.thesociety.ca/society-reps-presented-to-international-conference/|title=Society reps presented to international conference|publisher=Society of Energy Professionals|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}
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 5,298 votes.{{cite news |first=Patty |last=Winsa |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/984418 |title=NDP wins Beaches East York from Liberal Maria Minna |publisher=Toronto Star |date=2011-05-02}}{{cite news |title=Riding results from across Canada |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |date=May 3, 2011 |page=A6}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/#/112 |title=Beaches-East York Canada Votes 2011 |publisher=CBC News |date=2011-05-02}} 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.{{cite news |title=Canada Votes |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 20, 2015 |pages=GT13–GT15}}
=Municipal=
Initially Kellway registered to run in the 2018 municipal election in ward 37.{{cite news |title=Former NDP MP Matthew Kellway to run for council |date=May 22, 2018 |first=David |last=Nickle |publisher=Toronto.com |url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/8624236-former-ndp-mp-matthew-kellway-to-run-for-council/}} 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.{{cite news |title=Candidate list confirmed for Beaches–East York Town Hall |url=http://www.beachmetro.com/2018/09/22/candidate-list-confirmed-for-beaches-east-york-town-hall/ |newspaper=Beach Metro Community News |date=September 22, 2018}} Kellway was endorsed by outgoing councillor Janet Davis, but lost the election to Brad Bradford.{{cite news |title=Beaches—East York sees shifting allegiances after cut to wards |first=David |last=Rider |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/toronto-election/2018/09/25/shifting-allegiances-in-beaches-east-york.html |date=September 27, 2018}}
Electoral record
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width="230" bgcolor="#ddddff" colspan="2" | 2018 Toronto Municipal Election: Ward 19: Beaches-East York
! width="50" bgcolor="#ddddff" | Vote ! width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" | | 14,286 | 38.56 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Matthew Kellway | 13,998 | 37.78 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Joshua Makuch | 2,315 | 6.25 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Diane Dyson | 1,613 | 4.35 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Veronica Stephen | 1,257 | 3.39 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Valérie Maltais | 929 | 2.51 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Adam Smith | 708 | 1.91 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Brenda MacDonald | 601 | 1.62 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Paul Bura | 288 | 0.78 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| David Del Grande | 283 | 0.76 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" | | 248 | 0.67 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Frank Marra | 142 | 0.38 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Donald Lamoreux | 141 | 0.38 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Norval Bryant | 89 | 0.24 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Dragan Cimesa | 77 | 0.21 |
| width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" |
| Paul Murton | 74 | 0.20 |
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Beaches—East York}}
{{2011 Canadian federal election/Beaches—East York}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=17864}}
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