Cathy McLeod

Cathy McLeod
MP
Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous & Northern Affairs
Assumed office
20 November 2015
Leader Rona Ambrose
Preceded by Niki Ashton
Member of Parliament
for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded by Betty Hinton
Personal details
Born (1957-06-12) 12 June 1957
Kingston, Ontario
Political party Conservative
Residence Kamloops, British Columbia
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

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

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod 24,595 35.3 -16.99 –
New DemocraticBill Sundhu 21,466 30.8 -6.14 –
LiberalSteve Powrie 21,215 30.4 +25.04 –
GreenMatt Greenwood 2,489 3.6 -1.48 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,765100.0   $269,665.48
Total rejected ballots 174––
Turnout 69,93974.50+11.2
Eligible voters 93,877
Conservative hold Swing -11.6
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeCathy McLeod 29,682 52.24 +6.08
New DemocraticMichael Crawford 20,983 36.93 +1.04
LiberalMurray Todd 3,026 5.33 -4.51
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers 2,932 5.16 -2.95
Christian HeritageChristopher Kempling 191 0.34 –
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
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod 25,209 46.16 +6.89 $82,161
New DemocraticMichael Crawford 19,601 35.89 +5.11 $74,451
LiberalKen Sommerfeld 5,375 9.84 -15.38 $61,963
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers 4,430 8.11 +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. 1 2 3 4 "Canada Votes 2011: Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo". CBC News. 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 Conservative Party of Canada (2009). About Cathy. Retrieved on 2009-10-03 from http://www.cathymcleod.ca/EN/about_cathy/.
  3. ↑ Hall, Sandy (2 May 2011). "Cathy McLeod re-elected". CFJC-TV. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Cathy-McLeod(59265)/Roles
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, 30 September 2015
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine.


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