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

On 4 February 2021, McLeod announced she would not seek re-election.[5]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod32,41544.7+9.45
LiberalTerry Lake19,71627.2-3.21
New DemocraticCynthia Egli9,93613.7-17.07
GreenIain Currie8,78912.1+8.53
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
Conservative hold Swing +6.33
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
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[8][9][10]
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. https://cfjctoday.com/2021/02/04/four-term-kamloops-thompson-cariboo-mp-mcleod-announces-she-will-not-seek-re-election/
  6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, 30 September 2015
  9. Official Voting Results - Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
  10. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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