| Jake Stewart | |
| Predecessor: | Pat Finnigan |
| Office1: | Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for New Brunswick |
| Term Start1: | November 9, 2018 |
| Term End1: | September 29, 2020 |
| Premier1: | Blaine Higgs |
| Predecessor1: | Roger Melanson |
| Successor1: | Arlene Dunn |
| Birth Name: | Jake Daniel Stewart |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Otherparty: | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding: | Miramichi—Grand Lake |
| Termstart: | September 20, 2021 |
| Assembly2: | New Brunswick Legislative |
| Successor2: | Michael Dawson (2022) |
| Predecessor2: | Rick Brewer |
| Termend2: | August 17, 2021 |
| Termstart2: | September 27, 2010 |
| Constituency Am2: | Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin |
Jake Daniel Stewart (born March 10, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Southwest Miramichi as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] He resigned on August 17, 2021 and was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake on September 20, 2021.
Stewart entered municipal politics in 2008, having run for the office of councillor in his hometown of Blackville. In 2010, he entered provincial politics, and defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Rick Brewer, who at that time was the Minister of Human Resources.
Stewart was a member of the Standing Committees on Education, Private Bills, Procedure, Public Accounts, and Chaired the Standing Committee on Legislative Officers. He has also been appointed by Jody Carr, then current Minister of Education to sit on the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Positive Learning and Working Environment (Anti Bullying).
Reelected in 2014, Stewart is the opposition critic for Energy and Mines, and Aboriginal Affairs. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Economic Policy.[2]
In 2016, he entered the Progressive Conservative leadership race.[3]
Municipal election 2008[4]
Election for Councillor
| Candidate | Votes | Incumbent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan A. Brennan (X) | 323 | ||
| Kirby G. Curtis M | 228 | inc./sort. | |
| Ryan L. McLaughlin | 193 | ||
| Harold W. Moody | 85 | ||
| Cindy Marie Ross (X) | 316 | inc./sort. | |
| Jake Stewart (X) | 252 | ||
| Cindy A. Sturgeon (X) | 373 | inc./sort. | |
| Sharon M. Vickers | 251 | inc./sort. |