Matthew Kellway

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.[1]

Matthew Kellway
Kellway in 2015
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beaches—East York
In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Maria Minna
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Personal details
Born	December 10, 1964 Hull, Quebec, Canada
Political party	New Democrat
Spouse(s)	Donna
Children	3
Residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Queen's University University of Toronto York University
Profession	Economist, policy analyst

Background

Kellway spent much of his childhood in Kingston.[2] 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.[3][4] He was co-chair of the Toronto Energy Coalition, and chair of the St. John Catholic School Parent Council.[3] 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.[5] They have three children and live in the Beaches neighbourhood.[6]

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.[7]

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 5,309 votes.[3][8][9] 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.[10]

Municipal

Initially Kellway registered to run in the 2018 municipal election in ward 37.[11] 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.[12] Kellway was endorsed by outgoing councillor Janet Davis, but lost the election to Brad Bradford.[1]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Beaches—East York
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Nathaniel Erskine-Smith	27,458	49.45	+18.69	$104,089.50
	New Democratic	Matthew Kellway	17,113	30.82	-10.82	$129,211.99
	Conservative	Bill Burrows	9,124	16.43	-6.31	$35,453.04
	Green	Randall Sach	1,433	2.58	-2.02	$3,691.94
	Independent	James Sears	254	0.46	–	$35,400.00
	Marxist–Leninist	Roger Carter	105	0.19	-0.08	–
	Independent	Peter Surjanac	43	0.08	–	$449.62
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,530	100.00		$208,561.84
Total rejected ballots			216	0.39	–
Turnout			55,746	73.18	–
Eligible voters			76,173
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+14.76
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matthew Kellway	20,240	41.6%	+9.5%
	Liberal	Maria Minna	14,931	30.7%	-10.3%
	Conservative	Bill Burrows	11,067	22.8%	+5.7%
	Green	Aaron Cameron	2,237	4.6%	-4.9%
	Marxist–Leninist	Roger Carter	129	0.3%	-0.03%
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,604	–	–
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			48,604	68.2%	–

References

1. Rider, David (September 27, 2018). "Beaches—East York sees shifting allegiances after cut to wards". Toronto Star.
2. Kellway speech to Kingston and the Islands NDP Riding Association fundraiser, Kingston, Ont., November 21, 2014
3. Winsa, Patty (2011-05-02). "NDP wins Beaches East York from Liberal Maria Minna". Toronto Star.
4. "Beaches-East York: Q & A of the riding's top contenders". Inside Toronto (East York Mirror). 2011-04-27.
5. Lameira, Phil (2011-05-18). "Kellway looks forward to helping out in Ottawa". Beach Metro Community News.
6. Lavoie, Joanna (May 4, 2011). "BEACHES-EAST YORK: Liberals lose 18-year stronghold". Inside Toronto (East York Mirror).
7. "Society reps presented to international conference". Society of Energy Professionals. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
8. "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6.
9. "Beaches-East York Canada Votes 2011". CBC News. 2011-05-02.
10. "Canada Votes". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. pp. GT13–GT15.
11. Nickle, David (May 22, 2018). "Former NDP MP Matthew Kellway to run for council". Toronto.com.
12. "Candidate list confirmed for Beaches–East York Town Hall". Beach Metro Community News. September 22, 2018.
13. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Beaches—East York, 30 September 2015
14. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits

External links

• Matthew Kellway – Parliament of Canada biography
• Official website