Craig Scott (politician)

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Craig Scott
Craig Scott photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto—Danforth
In office
March 19, 2012 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by Jack Layton
Succeeded by Julie Dabrusin
Personal details
Born (1962-03-14) March 14, 1962 (age 62)[1][2]
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Citizenship Canadian
Political party New Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Kovit Ratchadasri
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Occupation law professor

Craig M. Scott (born March 14, 1962) is a Canadian politician and academic. Formerly a law professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and a director of the Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security,[3] he was elected as the New Democratic Party candidate in a federal by-election in Toronto—Danforth on March 19, 2012, following the death of Jack Layton in August 2011.[4]

Background

Scott was born and raised in Windsor, Nova Scotia.[5] From 1979 to 1981, he attended Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Canada, where he gained the International Baccalaureate Diploma. He then earned undergraduate degrees from McGill University and from the University of Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar at St John's College.[6] He has a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University and a Masters of Law from the London School of Economics. His academic specialty is international law[7] with a focus on human rights law.[8] Scott was a professor in the University of Toronto Faculty of Law[9] from 1989 to 2001. He was Osgoode Law School's Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies)[10] from 2001 to 2004 and has remained on the faculty subsequently.[8]

Openly gay, Scott and his partner Kovit Ratchadasri[11] previously owned the Craig Scott Gallery, an art gallery on Berkeley Street near Toronto's Distillery District.

Advisor

Scott was an advisor to the African National Congress during its period in exile during the Apartheid era and subsequently assisted in the drafting of portions of the post-apartheid Constitution of South Africa. In 1993-1994, he served as co-counsel for the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina before the International Court of Justice and has also been involved in human rights issues relating to Iraq, Sri Lanka and Honduras[8] where he was involved with the Truth Commission held in the aftermath of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état.[12]

He also advised rights seeking groups in Canada in regards to legal challenges using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms[8] and assisted Maher Arar in his lawsuit against the Canadian government.[13]

Political career

Scott was selected as the New Democratic Party's candidate for the Toronto—Danforth by-election on January 9, 2012.[14] He won the seat on March 19, 2012 winning 59% of the vote, despite a strong campaign by second-place Liberal finisher, Grant Gordon.[15] Scott was defeated for re-election in 2015 by the Liberals.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Liberal Julie Dabrusin 23,531 42.34 +24.75 –
New Democratic Craig Scott 22,325 40.17 -20.70 –
Conservative Benjamin Dichter 5,478 9.86 -4.44 –
Green Chris Tolley 2,618 4.71 -1.74 –
Progressive Canadian John Richardson 1,275 2.29 –
Animal Alliance Elizabeth Abbott 354 0.64 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,581 100.00   $209,972.56
Total rejected ballots 269 0.48 –
Turnout 55,850 72.38 –
Eligible voters 77,158
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.73
Source: Elections Canada[16][17]
Canadian federal by-election, March 19, 2012
due to the death of Jack Layton
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
New Democratic Craig Scott 19,210 59.44 -1.36 –
Liberal Grant Gordon 9,215 28.51 +10.89 –
Conservative Andrew Keyes 1,736 5.37 -8.95 –
Green Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu 1,517 4.69 -1.77 –
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 208 0.64 – –
Libertarian John Christopher Recker 133 0.41 – –
Independent Leslie Bory 77 0.24 – –
Canadian Action Christopher Porter 75 0.23 – –
Independent John Turmel 57 0.18 – –
United Brian Jedan 55 0.17 – –
Independent Bahman Yazdanfar 36 0.11 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 32,319 100.00 – –
Total rejected ballots 150 0.46 -0.13 –
Turnout 32,469 43.58 -21.32 –

References

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