Cathy McLeod

Cathy McLeod MP (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]

Cathy McLeod

MP
McLeod in 2017
Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous & Northern Affairs
Assumed office
20 November 2015
LeaderRona Ambrose
Preceded byNiki Ashton
Member of Parliament
for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byBetty Hinton
Personal details
Born (1957-06-12) 12 June 1957
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidenceKamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Professionnurse, administrator

Biography

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 January 30, 2011, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. On September 19, 2013, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification.[4]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod32,41544.7
LiberalTerry Lake19,71627.2
New DemocraticCynthia Egli9,93613.7
GreenIain Currie8,78912.1
People'sKen Finlayson1,1321.6
Animal ProtectionKira Cheeseborough3210.4
CommunistPeter Kerek1440.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 72,453100.0
Total rejected ballots 311
Turnout 72,76470.8
Eligible voters 102,759
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod24,59535.25-17.04$151,162.59
New DemocraticBill Sundhu21,46630.77-6.17$153,060.21
LiberalSteve Powrie21,21530.41+25.05$38,402.70
GreenMatt Greenwood2,4893.57-1.52$1,761.67
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,765100.00 $271,469.66
Total rejected ballots 1740.25–
Turnout 69,93973.35
Eligible voters 95,347
Conservative hold Swing -5.43
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCathy McLeod29,68252.24+6.08
New DemocraticMichael Crawford20,98336.93+1.04
LiberalMurray Todd3,0265.33-4.51
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers2,9325.16-2.95
Christian HeritageChristopher Kempling1910.34–
Total valid votes 56,814100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1640.3±0
Turnout 56,97863.3+1.2
Eligible voters 89,964
Conservative hold Swing +2.52
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod25,20946.16+6.89$82,161
New DemocraticMichael Crawford19,60135.89+5.11$74,451
LiberalKen Sommerfeld5,3759.84-15.38$61,963
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers4,4308.11+3.39$1,996
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,615100.0   $107,718
Total rejected ballots 1370.3+0.1
Total votes 54,75262.0+1
Conservative hold Swing +0.89

References
  1. "Canada Votes 2011: Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo". CBC News. 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. Conservative Party of Canada (2009). About Cathy. Retrieved on 2009-10-03 from http://www.cathymcleod.ca/EN/about_cathy/ Archived 24 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Hall, Sandy (2 May 2011). "Cathy McLeod re-elected". CFJC-TV. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Cathy-McLeod(59265)/Roles
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, 30 September 2015
  8. Official Voting Results - Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
  9. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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