Backbencher and Committee Member
Stewart became a backbencher and went on to serve on various committees, serving as Chairman of the Select Committee on Reform Institutions from 1953 to 1955. He remained a member of the legislature until the 1959 election when his Parkdale seat was won by a Liberal. Stewart served until 1948 when he lost to CCF candidate Lloyd Fell. He regained his seat in the 1951 provincial election election and remained until his retirement in 1959.
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