David McKenna
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | ||||||
| Places | Canada New Zealand | ||||||
| is | Politician | ||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||
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| Death | 19 March 2014Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand | ||||||
| Politics: | Progressive Conservative Party Of Prince Edward Island | ||||||
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David McKenna 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.
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. He owned and operated Family Vision Centre in Charlottetown for 32 years. He entered provincial politics in the 2003 election, winning the Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove riding. In the 2007 election, he lost to Liberal Cynthia Dunsford by 81 votes in the renamed Stratford-Kinlock riding.
On March 19, 2014, McKenna died in Queenstown, New Zealand, at the age of 57.