{{Short description|Canadian politician and educator (1963–2019)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = Paul_Dewar_2012-02-12.jpg | riding = Ottawa Centre | parliament = Canadian | alt = | caption = | order = | term_start = January 23, 2006 | term_end = August 4, 2015 | predecessor = Ed Broadbent | successor = Catherine McKenna | majority = | order2 = | office2 = First Vice-President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation | term_start2 = 2004 | term_end2 = 2006 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | majority2 = | birth_name = Paul Wilson Dewar | birth_date = January 25, 1963 | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|02|06|1963|01|25}} | death_place = Ottawa, Ontario | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = New Democratic Party | other_party = | spouse = | partner = | relations = Marion Dewar <small>(mother)</small> | children = | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list| Queen's University | Carleton University}} | occupation = Labour and social activist, teacher, union officer | profession = | cabinet = | committees = {{unbulleted list| Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2007–2015)| Member, Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan (2009–2011)| Vice-Chair, Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations (2006–2007)}} | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = {{URL|pauldewar.ndp.ca}} | footnotes = }}
'''Paul Wilson Dewar''' (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre.
Dewar was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election. He served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs, until he left the post in October 2011 to run for the leadership of the NDP. Dewar lost his seat during the 2015 federal election which saw the NDP lose all of its seats in Eastern Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/outgoing-ndp-mp-paul-dewar-named-party-s-senior-transition-adviser-1.3288333|title=Paul Dewar named NDP's senior transition adviser|website=cbc.ca|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref> Before entering politics he worked as a teacher and was an elected representative of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation.<ref name="teach"/>
==Background== Dewar was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on January 25, 1963, to parents Ken Dewar and former Ottawa mayor and New Democratic Member of Parliament, Marion Dewar.<ref name="PARLINFO">{{cite web |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=86dd8955-957c-4ff9-9a81-76305a0f26ac&Language=E&Section=ALL |title=Parliamentarian File — Complete File — DEWAR, Paul, B.A., B.Ed. |work=PARLINFO |publisher=Parliament of Canada |access-date=January 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="The education of Paul Dewar">{{cite news |title=The education of Paul Dewar |first=Matthew |last=Pearson |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=September 17, 2011 |page=B1 }}</ref> When he was in grade three, Dewar was diagnosed with dyslexia, after his teacher noticed that he was struggling to read and write.<ref name="Dyslexia">{{cite news|last=Brydan|first=Joan|title=NDP leadership hopeful Dewar shaped by challenge of overcoming dyslexia|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/ndp-leadership-hopeful-dewar-shaped-by-challenge-of-overcoming-dyslexia--134528403.html|access-date=November 26, 2011|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|agency=Canadian Press|date=November 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129173049/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/ndp-leadership-hopeful-dewar-shaped-by-challenge-of-overcoming-dyslexia--134528403.html|archive-date=January 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in political science and economics in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cualumni.carleton.ca/grads/dewar-paul/ |title=Great Grads: Paul Dewar, BA / 85 |work=Carleton Alumni |publisher=Carleton University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814070136/http://cualumni.carleton.ca/grads/dewar-paul/ |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 18, 2012 }}</ref>
Not long after he completed his Bachelor of Arts, Dewar embarked on a five-month trip to Nicaragua, where he volunteered as an aid worker.<ref name="The education of Paul Dewar"/> Following his return to Ottawa, he began working as constituency assistant to Ontario Minister of Health and NDP Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Evelyn Gigantes.<ref name="The education of Paul Dewar"/> Dewar served in this position from 1990 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/03/02/ndp_leadership_ottawa_mp_paul_dewar_learned_politics_from_being_a_teacher.html|title=NDP leadership: Ottawa MP Paul Dewar learned politics from being a teacher {{!}} The Star|website=thestar.com|date=2 March 2012 |language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> It was during this time that he met his wife, Julia Sneyd. They later had two children together: Nathaniel and Jordan.<ref name="The education of Paul Dewar"/>
Dewar attained a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen's University in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Short stay, lasting influence |first=Tori |last=Stafford |url=http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3343853 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913114610/http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3343853 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |newspaper=Kingston Whig-Standard |publisher=Sun Media |location=Kingston |year=2011 |access-date=January 18, 2012 }}</ref> He went on to work as an elementary school teacher at D. Roy Kennedy Public School and as an English teacher at Hopewell Avenue Public School.<ref name="teach">{{cite news |title=Teaching by example, a political lieutenant is born |first=Hamish |last=McKillop |url=http://times.webcitybeat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=661&Itemid=48 |newspaper=Algonquin Times |publisher=Algonquin Students' Association |location=Ottawa |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His work with students with special needs led Queen's University to award him the ''A. Lorne Cassidy Award''.<ref name="Dyslexia"/><ref name="ETFO">{{cite journal |date=December 8, 2011 |title=Former Member Runs for Federal NDP Leadership |journal=ETFO ENewsletter |volume=6 |issue=7 |publisher=Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario |access-date=January 18, 2012 |url=http://www.etfo.ca/eNewsletter/vol6no7/Pages/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921183915/http://www.etfo.ca/eNewsletter/vol6no7/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
While working at the schools, Dewar became involved with his union, the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation (OCETF; a local of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario). After having served as a member of OCETF Executive and as the chair of their political action committee, he was elected Second Vice-President in 2001 and First Vice-President in 2004. During his time with the union, Dewar played a major role in reviving the OCETF's political action committee and in establishing the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario's Humanity Fund, which provides financial support to various charities doing work in developing countries, such as the Stephen Lewis Foundation. He took a leave of absence from his position with the OCETF in 2006 to run in that year's federal election.<ref name="ETFO"/><ref>{{cite journal |last=Gruending |first=Dennis |date=February 25, 2009 |title=Pulpit and Politics: People of faith have no option but to be political |journal=Prairie Messenger |volume=86 |issue=34 |location=Muenster, SK |publisher=St. Peter's Press |access-date=January 18, 2012 |url=http://pm.stpeterscollege.ca/Gruending_02_25_09.html |archive-date=7 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907142649/http://pm.stpeterscollege.ca/Gruending_02_25_09.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etfo.ca/AdvocacyandAction/WorldIssues/ETFOHumanityFund/Pages/default.aspx|title=The ETFO Humanity Fund|publisher=Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309091525/http://www.etfo.ca/advocacyandaction/worldissues/etfohumanityfund/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=January 18, 2012}}</ref>
In 2002, Dewar organized a Community Forum on Public Education. He has also been actively involved with the Coalition for a Healthy Ottawa, the Partnership for a Pesticide Bylaw, the Old Ottawa East Community Association, and Fair Vote Canada, and he has served on the board of directors of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.<ref>{{cite news |title=Candidate: Dewar, Paul |url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/elections/fed2005/candidates/generated/35062_NDP.html |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |year=2005 |access-date=January 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909165804/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/elections/fed2005/candidates/generated/35062_NDP.html |archive-date=September 9, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Dewar was raised in a Catholic household, but he took issue with the church's positions on same-sex marriage, birth control, and women's rights. He became active with the First United Church from 2001 onward.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dewar hopes to duplicate Broadbent's success |first1=Janan |last1=Mosazai |last2=Lanni |first2=Nicolina |url=http://centretownnewsonline.ca/archives/dec0905/Focus10.htm |newspaper=Centretown News |publisher=Carleton University |location=Ottawa |date=December 9, 2005 |access-date=January 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907233004/http://centretownnewsonline.ca/archives/dec0905/Focus10.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On February 14, 2018, Dewar underwent surgery for a brain tumour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/paul-dewar-cancer-1.4540578|title=Support pours in after former MP Paul Dewar diagnosed with brain tumour|date=February 17, 2018|work=CBC News|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref> He was subsequently diagnosed with grade 4 glioblastoma.<ref>Dewar, P. (June 12, 2018). Interview by Robyn Bresnahan [Ottawa Morning]. Ottawa: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.</ref> Dewar died from his illness on February 6, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/glen_mcgregor/status/1093280812538187776|title=CTV News can confirm that long-time Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar has died. He served three terms as MP, and as his party's foreign affairs critic. He also ran for the party leadership.|last=McGregor|first=Glen|date=February 6, 2019|website=@glen_mcgregor|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>
==Politics==
===Ottawa Centre nomination races=== Dewar ran for the New Democratic nomination in Ottawa Centre for the 2004 federal election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/broadbent-wins-ottawa-centre-nomination-1.505814|newspaper=CBC News|title=Broadbent wins Ottawa Centre nomination|date=January 21, 2004|access-date=January 18, 2012}}</ref> Several weeks after Dewar started his campaign, former NDP leader Ed Broadbent came out of retirement to also seek the nomination.<ref name="The education of Paul Dewar"/> After Broadbent won, Dewar went on to volunteer for Broadbent's successful campaign in the general election, playing a major role in organizing the NDP election day effort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/newsmaker-paul-dewar|title=Ottawa newsmakers 2018: Paul Dewar |website=Ottawa Citizen|first=Blair|last=Crawford|date=2018-12-26|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
In order to care for his ailing wife, Broadbent decided not to seek re-election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Broadbent to quit politics to care for ailing wife |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/broadbent-to-quit-politics-to-care-for-ailing-wife-1.520755 |newspaper=CBC News |date=May 5, 2005 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907034524/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2005/05/04/Broadbent_050504.html |archive-date=September 7, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Dewar won the proceeding nomination contest on June 22, 2005, on the first ballot, defeating NDP caucus Research and Communications Director Jamey Heath, who was the riding's candidate in the 1997 election, lawyer and film producer Tiffani Murray, and ''Ottawa Citizen'' automotive columnist Shannon Lee Mannion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dewar wins NDP nomination |first=Bea |last=Vongdouangchanh |url=http://www.hilltimes.com/news/2005/06/27/dewar-wins-ndp-nomination/15343 |format=fee required |newspaper=The Hill Times |location=Ottawa |date=June 27, 2005 |access-date=January 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Heath candidacy passed over |first=Gareth |last=Kirkby |url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Heath_candidacy_passed_over-726.aspx |newspaper=Xtra! |publisher=Pink Triangle Press |location=Toronto |date=July 14, 2005 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222114325/http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Heath_candidacy_passed_over-726.aspx |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Member of Parliament=== thumb|right|200px|Dewar speaking at his 2006 election victory party Dewar won the 2006 election and became an MP.
Dewar was acclaimed on February 12, 2007, as the New Democrats' candidate for the 2008 federal election. He was re-elected on October 14, 2008, by a substantial margin over his closest challenger, Penny Collenette of the Liberal Party.
Beginning February 5, 2009, Dewar served as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
In April 2009, Dewar reintroduced legislation to protect Gatineau Park. If passed the act would have provided legislated boundaries for the park, prevented removal of land from the park, created a mechanism for expanding the park, and mandated the National Capital Commission to acquire private lands in the park through a right of first refusal process.<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy Earth Day! Dewar presents legislation to protect the Gatineau Park|url=http://www.pauldewarmp.ca/en/media/46-happy-earthy-day-dewar-presents-legislation-to-protect-the-gatineau-park.html|date=April 22, 2009|publisher=Paul Dewar, MP|access-date=November 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415124349/http://www.pauldewarmp.ca/en/media/46-happy-earthy-day-dewar-presents-legislation-to-protect-the-gatineau-park.html|archive-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he was later criticized in the media for having abandoned his commitments on the park, for supporting the Conservative government's legislation, and for not attending the committee studying that legislation.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jean-Paul|last=Murray|title=NDP abandons Gatineau Park commitment|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20101104/282909496902165|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=November 4, 2010|page=A-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Joanne|last=Chianello|title=Gatineau Park won't benefit from bill: critic|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20101110/285125700032592|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=November 10, 2010|page=C-3}}</ref>
Dewar was re-elected in the 2011 federal election, winning 52% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Don|title=Paul Dewar cruises to an easy victory in Ottawa Centre|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Paul+Dewar+cruises+easy+victory+Ottawa+Centre/4713224/story.html?cid=megadrop_story|access-date=November 5, 2011|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=May 2, 2011|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116090840/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/paul+dewar+cruises+easy+victory+ottawa+centre/4713224/story.html?cid=megadrop_story|url-status=dead}}</ref> The NDP formed the Official Opposition following the election and Dewar was named the Critic for Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taber|first=Jane|title=Layton flexes caucus muscle in NDP shadow cabinet|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/layton-flexes-caucus-muscle-in-ndp-shadow-cabinet/article2035598/|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> While acting as foreign affairs critic, Dewar took a position in favour of the UN Arms Trade Treaty not exempting weapons designed for sport or hunting, an exemption that the Canadian government was proposing at international talks. Dewar explained in media interviews that in his view it was important that the UN treaty cover all small arms because of the effects that they have had in conflicts in Africa.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada tries to exempt hunting rifles from UN Arms Trade Treaty negotiations |first=Bryn |last=Weese |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/15/canada-tries-to-exempt-hunting-rifles-from-un-arms-trade-treaty-negotiations |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=July 15, 2011 |access-date=March 12, 2012 }}</ref>
Dewar criticized the government's decision to close its embassy in Iran, saying it was "bad diplomacy".<ref name="The Toronto Sun">{{cite web|last=Hume|first=Jessica|title=The Toronto Sun — NDP backtracks on Iran comment|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/11/ndp-backtracks-on-iran-comment|work=The Toronto Sun|access-date=September 19, 2012|date=September 11, 2012}}</ref>
Dewar was one of thirteen Canadians banned from traveling to Russia under retaliatory sanctions imposed by Russian president Vladimir Putin in March 2014.<ref name=honour>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russian-sanctions-against-canadians-a-badge-of-honour-1.2584137|title=Russian sanctions against Canadians a 'badge of honour'|author=Susana Mas|date=March 24, 2013|work=CBC News|access-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
Dewar was defeated in the 2015 federal election by Liberal candidate Catherine McKenna.
===Candidacy for NDP leadership=== {{main|2012 New Democratic Party leadership election}} Following the death of Jack Layton in August 2011, Dewar was seen as a potential candidate to succeed him as leader.<ref>{{cite news|last=Galloway|first=Gloria|title=NDP contender Paul Dewar schedules 'unforgettable' announcement|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/ndp-contender-paul-dewar-schedules-unforgettable-announcement/article2183281/|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> On October 2, 2011, Dewar announced his candidacy for the leadership of the New Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul Dewar announces his candidacy for NDP's top job|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/paul-dewar-announces-his-candidacy-for-ndp-s-top-job-1.705967|access-date=November 5, 2011|newspaper=CTV News|date=October 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028165513/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20111002/paul-dewar-plans-ndp-leadership-bid-111002/|archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> Dewar was considered to be among the leading candidates in the seven-person race; however, his lack of fluency in French was seen as a major obstacle.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ivison|first=John|title=John Ivison: NDP's Paul Dewar upbeat despite poor polling|url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-ndps-paul-dewar-upbeat-despite-poor-polling|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=National Post|date=December 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709133211/http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/12/17/john-ivison-ndps-paul-dewar-upbeat-despite-poor-polling/|archive-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Berthiaume|first=Lee|title=Paul Dewar: Desire for compassionate government 'burning in my belly'|url=http://www.canada.com/news/Paul+Dewar+desire+compassionate+government+burning+belly/5923543/story.html|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=Postmedia News|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Economy a hot topic for NDP leadership hopefuls|url=http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120106/ndp-race-powerplay-120106.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908082316/http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120106/ndp-race-powerplay-120106.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2013|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=CTV News|date=January 6, 2012}}</ref> While internal polling released by his campaign showed he was among the top three candidates and had strong growth potential, on election day he finished fifth out of seven candidates on the first ballot with 7.5% of the vote. Following the first ballot, he withdrew his candidacy and did not endorse any other candidates.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wherry|first=Aaron|title=The Dewar campaign poll|url=http://www.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-dewar-campaign-poll/|access-date=March 25, 2012|newspaper=MacLean's Magazine|date=February 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Tobi|title=NDP convention: Paul Dewar's leadership dreams crushed|url=https://vancouversun.com/business/fp/yourmoney/convention+Paul+Dewar+leadership+dreams+crushed/6354805/story.html|access-date=March 25, 2012|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326185824/http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/yourmoney/convention+Paul+Dewar+leadership+dreams+crushed/6354805/story.html|archive-date=March 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district)|Ottawa Centre|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Catherine Mary McKenna|32,211|42.7%|+22.48|–}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Paul Dewar|29,098|38.5%|−13.66|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Damian Konstantinakos|10,943|14.5%|−7.13|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Tom Milroy|2,246|3.0%|−2.03|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Dean T. Harris|551|0.7%|–|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros|Conrad Lukawski|167|0.2%|–|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|John Andrew Omowole Akpata|160|0.2%|–|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Communist|Stuart Ryan|124|0.2%|–|–}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|75,500|100.0 | |$230,437.59}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|386|–|–}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|75,886|–|–}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|91,625}} {{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35075&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1|title=Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?|website=www.elections.ca|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e|title=Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne|website=www.elections.ca|access-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e|archive-date=August 15, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=f|title=Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions|website=enr.elections.ca|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref>}} {{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Paul Dewar|33,704 |52.03% | +12.29%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Damian Konstantinakos |14,076 |21.73% |−1.84%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Scott Bradley|13,036 |20.12% |−5.9%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Jen Hunter |3,262|5.04% |−4.89%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|John Andrew Akpata|326|0.5% |–|–}} {{CANelec|XX|Independent|Romeo Bellai|227|0.35% |–|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Communist|Stuart Ryan|109|0.17% |–|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Pierre Soublière|44|0.07% |–|–}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|–| 100.00|–}} {{end}} <small>Source: [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]</small>
{{2008 Canadian federal election/Ottawa Centre}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|"Paul Dewar|24,611|36.93|−4.2"}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Richard Mahoney|19,458|29.2|−1.9}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Keith Fountain|15,126|22.7|+3.7}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|David Chernushenko|6,766|10.15|+2.7}} {{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|John Akpata|386|0.58|−0.1}} {{CANelec|XX|Independent|Anwar Syed|121|0.18| }} {{CANelec|CA|Communist|Stuart Ryan|102|0.15|+0.1}} {{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Christian Legeais|68|0.10|0.0}} {{end}}
{| class="wikitable" |- |align="center" bgcolor="sandybrown" colspan=3|'''Ottawa Centre New Democratic Party Nomination Contest, 2006''' |- !align="left"|Candidate !align="center"|Residence !align="left"|June 22, 2005 |- |Tiffani Murray||Ottawa|| |- |Jamey Heath||Ottawa|| |- |Paul Dewar||Ottawa||X |- |Shannon Lee Mannion||Ottawa|| |}
{| class="wikitable" |- |align="center" bgcolor="sandybrown" colspan=3|'''Ottawa Centre New Democratic Party Nomination Contest, 2004''' |- !align="left"|Candidate !align="center"|Residence !align="left"|January 20, 2004 |- |Ed Broadbent||Ottawa||X |- |Paul Dewar||Ottawa|| |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://pauldewar.ndp.ca}} * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=7851|openparl=paul-dewar|2=Paul Dewar}}
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