David McKenna (politician) explained

David T. McKenna
Birth Date:24 January 1957
Birth Place:Charlottetown
Death Place:Queenstown, New Zealand
Residence:Stratford, Prince Edward Island
Office:MLA for Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove
Term Start:2003
Term End:2007
Predecessor:Pat Mella
Successor:Cynthia Dunsford
Occupation:optometrist

David Terence McKenna (24 January 1957 – 19 March 2014)[1] was a Canadian optometrist, businessman and politician. He represented the electoral district of Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2003 to 2007. He was a Progressive Conservative.[2]

A resident of Stratford, Prince Edward Island, McKenna attended the University of Prince Edward Island, and graduated from the optometry program at the University of Waterloo.[3] He owned and operated Family Vision Centre in Charlottetown for 32 years.[4] He entered provincial politics in the 2003 election, winning the Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove riding.[5] In the 2007 election, he lost to Liberal Cynthia Dunsford by 81 votes in the renamed Stratford-Kinlock riding.[6] [7]

On March 19, 2014, McKenna died in Queenstown, New Zealand, at the age of 57.[2] [4] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.) . Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island . 2021-04-06.
  2. Web site: David McKenna, former P.E.I. MLA, dies. CBC News. March 20, 2014. 2016-06-29.
  3. Web site: Alumni of Honour awards - David McKenna biography. 10 July 2012 . University of Waterloo. 2016-06-29.
  4. Web site: Former P.E.I. MLA and businessman dies. The Guardian. March 20, 2014. 2024-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820105355/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2014-03-20/article-3657227/Former-P.E.I.-MLA-and-businessman-dies/1. August 20, 2016.
  5. Web site: PEI Votes 2003 Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove. CBC News. September 29, 2003. 2016-06-29.
  6. Web site: Parkdale Doris is going to the PEI legislature. The Guardian. May 28, 2007. 2024-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820095012/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Regional/2007-05-28/article-1292823/Parkdale-Doris-is-going-to-the-PEI-legislature/1. August 20, 2016.
  7. Web site: District #6 Stratford-Kinlock. Elections PEI. May 28, 2007. 2024-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611074718/http://www.electionspei.ca/provincial/historical/results/2007/makedistrict.php?district=6. June 11, 2015.
  8. Web site: MCKENNA, Dr. David T.. The Guardian. March 28, 2014. 2016-06-29.