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]