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Canadian optometrist, businessman and politician

David T. McKenna
MLA for Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove
In office
2003–2007
Preceded byPat Mella
Succeeded byCynthia Dunsford
Personal details
Born(1957-01-24)January 24, 1957
Charlottetown
DiedMarch 19, 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 57)
Queenstown, New Zealand
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceStratford, Prince Edward Island
Occupationoptometrist

David Terence McKenna (24 January 1957 – 19 March 2014) 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.

References

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  2. ^ "David McKenna, former P.E.I. MLA, dies". CBC News. March 20, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  3. "Alumni of Honour awards - David McKenna biography". University of Waterloo. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. ^ "Former P.E.I. MLA and businessman dies". The Guardian. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. "PEI Votes 2003 Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove". CBC News. September 29, 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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  8. "MCKENNA, Dr. David T." The Guardian. March 28, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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