Judy Klassen

Judy Klassen is a Canadian provincial politician, who was interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party,[1] from October 2016 to June 2017, succeeding Rana Bokhari. Klassen was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Kewatinook in the 2016 election. She defeated incumbent NDP MLA and Deputy Premier Eric Robinson in a closely contested race.[2]

Judy Klassen
Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
Interim
In office
21 October 2016 – 13 June 2017
Preceded byRana Bokhari
Succeeded byDougald Lamont
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Keewatinook
In office
19 April 2016 – 12 August 2019
Preceded byEric Robinson
Succeeded byIan Bushie
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal

In April 2019, Klassen announced she would not be seeking re-election in Keewatinook, instead seeking the federal Liberal nomination for the riding of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski.[3] In July 2019, Klassen was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate.[4] Her provincial riding covered much of the eastern portion of the federal riding. However, she lost by a nearly 2-to-1 margin to NDP incumbent Niki Ashton.

Klassen grew up in St. Theresa Point First Nation and has a business studies diploma from Red River College in Steinbach.[5]

Electoral history

Federal
2019 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticNiki Ashton11,91950.3
LiberalJudy Klassen5,61623.7
ConservativeCyara Bird4,71419.9
GreenRalph McLean1,1444.8
People'sKen Klyne2941.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 23,687100.0
Total rejected ballots 190
Turnout 23,87748.8
Eligible voters 48,949
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2016 Manitoba general election
2016 Manitoba general election: Kewatinook
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJudy Klassen1,56549.73+48.37$30,958.72
New DemocraticEric Robinson1,20738.35–18.46$34,619.23
Progressive ConservativeEdna Nabess37511.92–26.70$24,449.08
Total valid votes 3,147100.0  
Total rejected and declined ballots 1354.11
Turnout 3,28224.31
Eligible voters 13,500
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +33.42
Source: Elections Manitoba[8][9]

References
  1. Judy Klassen is Manitoba Liberals' 1st Indigenous leader. Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine CBC News, 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. "Manitoba election results - Kewatinook". Global News. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. Schroeder, Lara (11 April 2019). "MLA Judy Klassen sets sights on federal seat, saying 'proper representation' would save lives". CBC News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. "Liberal MLA acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski riding". Thompson Citizen. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. https://judyklassen.liberal.ca/
  6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. "41st General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

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