Cathy McLeod
Cathy McLeod MP |
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Shadow Minister for Indigenous & Northern Affairs | |
Assumed office 20 November 2015 |
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Leader | Rona Ambrose |
Preceded by | Niki Ashton |
Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo |
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Assumed office October 14, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Betty Hinton |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingston, Ontario |
12 June 1957
Political party | Conservative |
Profession | nurse, administrator |
Cathy McLeod (born 12 June 1957) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the 2008 Canadian federal election. She is a member of the Conservative Party.[1]
Biography[edit]
McLeod was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[1]
In 1981, McLeod completed training from the University of Western Ontario as a registered nurse, practicing for some years thereafter.[2]
McLeod was a municipal politician in Pemberton, British Columbia, serving as a town councillor from 1993 to 1996 and then as mayor from 1996 to 1999, before moving to Kamloops, where she worked as a nurse and a health care administrator.[1][2]
In 2008, McLeod was elected Member of Parliament for the Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo riding.[1] She was re-elected in the 2011 federal election with 52% of the riding's vote.[3]
On Jan. 30, 2011, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. On Sept. 19, 2013, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Cathy McLeod | 24,595 | 35.3 | -16.99 | – | |||
New Democratic | Bill Sundhu | 21,466 | 30.8 | -6.14 | – | |||
Liberal | Steve Powrie | 21,215 | 30.4 | +25.04 | – | |||
Green | Matt Greenwood | 2,489 | 3.6 | -1.48 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 69,765 | 100.0 | $269,665.48 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 174 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 69,939 | 74.50 | +11.2 | |||||
Eligible voters | 93,877 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -11.6 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Conservative | Cathy McLeod | 29,682 | 52.24 | +6.08 | ||||
New Democratic | Michael Crawford | 20,983 | 36.93 | +1.04 | ||||
Liberal | Murray Todd | 3,026 | 5.33 | -4.51 | ||||
Green | Donovan Grube Cavers | 2,932 | 5.16 | -2.95 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Christopher Kempling | 191 | 0.34 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 56,814 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 164 | 0.3 | ±0 | |||||
Turnout | 56,978 | 63.3 | +1.2 | |||||
Eligible voters | 89,964 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.52 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Cathy McLeod | 25,209 | 46.16 | +6.89 | $82,161 | |||
New Democratic | Michael Crawford | 19,601 | 35.89 | +5.11 | $74,451 | |||
Liberal | Ken Sommerfeld | 5,375 | 9.84 | -15.38 | $61,963 | |||
Green | Donovan Grube Cavers | 4,430 | 8.11 | +3.39 | $1,996 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,615 | 100.0 | $107,718 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |||||
Total votes | 54,752 | 62.0 | +1 | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.89 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Canada Votes 2011: Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo". CBC News. 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b Conservative Party of Canada (2009). About Cathy. Retrieved on 2009-10-03 from http://www.cathymcleod.ca/EN/about_cathy/.
- ^ Hall, Sandy (2 May 2011). "Cathy McLeod re-elected". CFJC-TV. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Cathy-McLeod(59265)/Roles
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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