Scott Andrews (politician)

Scott Andrews (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian politician. He represented the Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district of Avalon from his election in the 2008 Canadian federal election until his defeat in the 2015 federal election. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he most recently sat as an independent.

Scott Andrews
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Avalon
In office November 18, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Fabian Manning
Succeeded by	Ken McDonald
Personal details
Born	December 28, 1974 St. John's, Newfoundland
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal (2008-2014)
Residence	Conception Bay South, NL
Website	Scott Andrews

Prior to being elected MP, he served on the Conception Bay South Town Council.

Life and career

Andrews was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. He served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and a Member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.[1]

Inspired by the documentary Dear Zachary, Andrews introduced Bill C-464 on October 23, 2009, and received unanimous support from all political parties in the House of Commons to advance the bill to the Standing Committee on Justice & Human Rights on December 4, 2009.[2] Andrews was moved to bring this bill forward in memory of Zachary Turner, a child who was killed by his mother. The bill seeks to change the Criminal Code of Canada to allow the courts to justify refusing bail to those accused of serious crimes in the name of protecting their children. In December 2010, Zachary's Bill became law when it was given Royal Assent by Governor General David Johnston.[3] This marked the first time a Member of Parliament from Newfoundland & Labrador successfully passed a Private Member's Bill.

Andrews was re-elected in the 2011 general election, defeating Conservative Senator Fabian Manning a second time.[4]

On November 5, 2014, Andrews and Massimo Pacetti were both suspended from the Liberal Party caucus by leader Justin Trudeau, following allegations of personal misconduct laid by two unnamed New Democratic Party MPs (in 2018 it was revealed that one of the MP was Christine Moore).[5][6] Both Andrews and Pacetti opted to sit as independent MPs pending investigation of the complaints.[5] On March 14, 2015; it was reported that Trudeau had deemed Andrews and Pacetti's actions serious enough that he had decided to permanently expel them from the Liberal caucus and ban them from running as Liberals in the next election.[7] On March 19, Andrews announced that he had accepted the findings of the investigation and would serve out his term as an independent.[8] Andrews ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election[9] as an independent candidate, but he was defeated by Liberal nominee Ken McDonald. Andrews placed second with 17.8% of the vote, besting the both the New Democratic and Conservative candidates.[10]

Electoral career

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ken McDonald	23,583	55.90	+11.90
	Independent	Scott Andrews	7,501	17.80	-22.20
	New Democratic	Jeannie Baldwin	6,085	14.40	+0.20
	Conservative	Lorraine Barnett	4,670	11.10	-29.40
	Green	Krista Byrne-Puumala	228	0.50	-0.10
	Strength in Democracy	Jennifer McCreath	84	0.20	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,151	99.90	-
Total rejected ballots			–	–

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Scott Andrews	16,008	44.00	-1.28
	Conservative	Fabian Manning	14,749	40.50	+5.34
	New Democratic	Matthew Fuchs	5,157	14.20	-3.19
	Independent	Randy Wayne Dawe	276	0.80	–
	Green	Matt Crowder	218	0.60	-1.57
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,408	100.00	-
Total rejected ballots			166	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Andrews	14,866	45.28	+6.70
	Conservative	Fabian Manning	11,542	35.16	-16.39
	New Democratic	Randy Wayne Dawe	5,708	17.39	+8.32
	Green	Dave Aylward	713	2.17	+1.37
Total valid votes			32,829

References

1. "Committee link". Retrieved January 11, 2010.
2. "C-464 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody)". Retrieved December 4, 2009.
3. "Bagby bill becomes law". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
4. "Andrews holds Avalon". The Telegram. May 3, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
5. "Liberal MPs Scott Andrews, Massimo Pacetti suspended from caucus amid harassment allegations". CBC News, November 5, 2014.
6. Blatchford, Christie (2018-05-09). "Christie Blatchford: Christine Moore may not be the feminist conscience she branded herself to be | National Post". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
7. "Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti maintains innocence, says he won't run again". Globe and Mail. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
8. "Scott Andrews, Ousted Liberal MP, Accepts Findings Of Misconduct Probe". Canadian Press. March 18, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
9. "Former Newfoundland Liberal to run in federal election as an Independent". Canadian Press. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
10. "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-12.

External links

• Scott Andrews (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography