Kevin Chief
| Kevin Chief | |
|---|---|
| Manitoba Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities | |
|
In office January 13, 2012 – November 4, 2014 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Wight |
| Manitoba Minister of Jobs and the Economy | |
|
In office November 4, 2014 – May 3, 2016 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Theresa Oswald |
| Succeeded by | cabinet reorganized |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
|
In office October 4, 2011 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | George Hickes |
| Succeeded by | Bernadette Smith |
| Constituency | Point Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1974 (age 43–44) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Alma mater | University of Winnipeg |
| Website |
kevinchief |
Kevin Chief is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Point Douglas from 2011 to 2017 as a member of the New Democratic Party caucus.[2]
Political career
Chief ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election held on November 29, 2010.[3] The election was hotly contested between Chief, who ran under the federal NDP banner, and former Manitoba MLA Kevin Lamoureux, who ran under the federal Liberal banner.[4] On election night Chief finished a close second behind Lamoureux in the field of seven candidates.[5]
After his defeat Chief opted not to run for a second time federally, instead going for a provincial Manitoba New Democrat nomination.[6] He ran in the electoral district of Point Douglas in the 2011 Manitoba general election and won, defeating four other candidates to hold the seat for his party and win his first term in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.[7] On January 13, 2011 he was made minister responsible for the newly created Department of Children and Youth Opportunities.[8]
On November 3, 2014, Chief was appointed as Minister of Jobs and the Economy after the resignation of then-Minister Theresa Oswald, along with four other ministers, resigned from cabinet over concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.[9]
Chief retained his seat in the 2016 general election and was touted as a leading candidate to succeed Selinger as NDP leader. However, he announced in September 2016 that he would not run for the leadership of the party.[10]
He announced in December 2016 that he would resign his seat in the legislature for family reasons.[11] His resignation became official on January 9, 2017.[12]
Electoral record
| By-election on November 29, 2010
resignation of Judy Wasylycia-Leis on April 30, 2010 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Lamoureux | 7,303 | 46.3 | +37.08 | ||
| New Democratic | Kevin Chief | 6,508 | 41.2 | −21.41 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Javier | 1,645 | 10.4 | −11.95 | ||
| Green | John Harvie | 114 | 0.7 | −4.05 | ||
| Pirate | Jeff Coleman | 94 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Communist | Frank Komarniski | 71 | 0.4 | −0.27 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Eric Truijen | 45 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,780 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | 30.8 | ||||
| Liberal gain from New Democrats | ||||||
| Manitoba general election, 2011: Point Douglas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Kevin Chief | 3,806 | 73.28 | +6.92 | $18,567.73 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John Vernaus | 917 | 17.65 | +5.68 | $19,915.21 | |||
| Liberal | Mary Lou Bourgeois | 257 | 4.95 | −9.77 | $5,383.65 | |||
| Green | Teresa Pun | 176 | 3.39 | −1.92 | $17.48 | |||
| Communist | Darrell Rankin | 38 | 0.73 | −0.91 | $312.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,194 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 28 | 0.54 | -0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,222 | 44.04 | +3.90 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 11,858 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.62 | ||||||
| Manitoba general election, 2016: Point Douglas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kevin Chief | 2,839 | 57.80 | -15.08 | ||||
| Liberal | Althea Guiboche | 956 | 19.46 | +14.54 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marsha Street | 811 | 16.51 | -1.05 | ||||
| Green | Alberteen Spence | 247 | 5.02 | +1.65 | ||||
| Communist | Frank Komarniski | 58 | 1.18 | +0.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,911 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[13] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Kives, Bartley (October 5, 2011). "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press. B3. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Winnipeg byelection campaign has star power". CBC News. November 15, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ Kusch, Larry (November 27, 2010). "Foot soldiers key to Winnipeg North". Winnipeg Free Press. A6. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ Kusch, Larry; Paul, Alexandra (November 30, 2010). "Lamoureux wins battle of Kevins". Winnipeg Free Press. A3. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Sharon Blady's supporters rally in Kirkfield Park" (Press release). New Democratic Party of Manitoba. March 25, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ Lett, Dan (November 5, 2011). "He didn't just win their votes, he won their hearts". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Manitoba premier shuffles his cabinet, creates new youth department". Global News. Canadian Press. January 13, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Kevin Chief won't run for NDP leadership". Winnipeg Free Press, September 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Point Douglas MLA Kevin Chief resigns seat". CBC News, December 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Kevin Chief officially resigns as MLA". Winnipeg Free Press, January 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
