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Stan Keyes
Canadian politician

Stan Keyes

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Canadian politician
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Hamilton
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71 years
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Biography

Stanley Kazmierczak Keyes, PC (born May 17, 1953 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician.
Keyes was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 election as the Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for Hamilton West. He was subsequently reelected in 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections. In 2003, he was appointed Minister of National Revenue, Minister of State (Sport), Minister Responsible for the Canada Post Corporation and Minister Responsible for the Royal Canadian Mint. Keyes served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport from February 1996 to July 1998.
During the 2004 election, he ran as the Liberal candidate for the redistributed riding of Hamilton Centre, but was defeated by the New Democratic Party candidate David Christopherson, a former provincial cabinet minister.
For two years between 2002 and 2004, Keyes was Chair of the National Liberal Caucus and Chair of the National Liberal Caucus Executive Committee. Previously, he served as Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport and Chair of the House of Commons Liaison Committee. From 1988 to 2003, Keyes was a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Standing Committee on Transport and the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He also led Government of Canada Task Forces on High Speed Rail, Airports, and the Canadian Sports System. His leadership on the Ports and Harbours Task Force earned him the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Port Person of the Year Award, the first Canadian to be so honoured.
Before entering politics, Keyes was a television news reporter from 1973 to 1988. He covered local news in Hamilton, Ontario, Queen’s Park, Toronto and Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Keyes is married to Catherine. They have two daughters, Caitlin and Hillary.
On August 2, 2005, Keyes was appointed Canadian consul general to Boston.
The Conservative government of Stephen Harper replaced Keyes as Canada's representative in Boston on July 13, 2006, with Neil LeBlanc, a former Nova Scotia Tory finance minister and leadership candidate.
On October 16, 2006, Keyes became the new President of the Canadian Payday Loan Association and retired on April 17, 2016
In November 2015, the Province of Ontario appointed Keyes to the Hamilton Port Authority.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 1988: Hamilton West
PartyCandidateVotes
LiberalKEYES, Stan16,598
Progressive ConservativePETERSON, Peter14,851
New DemocraticRUSSELL, Lesley11,194
Christian HeritageMOMBOURQUETTE, Barry935
IndependentTUCKER, Walter A.179
CommunistTHOMPSON, Bill103


Canadian federal election, 1993: Hamilton West
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
LiberalStan Keyes22,59258.65$38,319
ReformGeorge G. Mills5,85715.21$30,042
Progressive ConservativePeter Peterson5,78915.03$34,188
New DemocraticDenise Giroux3,1438.16$27,417
NationalOwen Morgan6061.57$1,152
Natural LawRita Rassenberg3961.03$199
IndependentElaine Couto1340.35$244
Total valid votes38,517100.00
Total rejected ballots417
Turnout38,93458.42
Electors on the lists66,640
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.


Canadian federal election, 1997: Hamilton West
PartyCandidateVotes
LiberalKEYES, Stan20,951
New DemocraticHORWATH, Andrea7,648
Progressive ConservativeFINDLAY, John6,510
ReformGRIFFITH, Ken6,285
Natural LawRICKARD, Brian323
Marxist–LeninistFIELDS, Wendell170


Canadian federal election, 2000: Hamilton West
PartyCandidateVotes
LiberalKEYES, Stan21,273
AllianceO'CONNOR, Leon7,293
New DemocraticHUDSON, Catherine5,300
Progressive ConservativeBLACKIE, Ron5,024
GreenCAMPBELL, Hamish Jamie616
MarijuanaKEIR, Danielle437
Not affiliatedDOWNEY, Stephen163
Natural LawRASSENBERG, Rita94
CommunistMIRZA, Mike91
Marxist–LeninistFIELDS, Wendell61

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