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Cathy McLeod
McLeod in 2017
Official Opposition Critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations
In office
20 November 2015 – 15 August 2021
Leader
Preceded byNiki Ashton
Member of Parliament
for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
In office
14 October 2008 – 20 September 2021
Preceded byBetty Hinton
Succeeded byFrank Caputo
Personal details
Born (1957-06-12) 12 June 1957 (age 67)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Professionnurse, administrator

Cathy McLeod (born 12 June 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo from 2008 to 2021. She served as a member of the Conservative Party.[1]

Biography

McLeod was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[2]

In 1981, McLeod completed training from the University of Western Ontario as a registered nurse, practicing for some years thereafter.[3]

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.[2][3]

In the 2008 federal election, McLeod was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.[2] She was re-elected in the 2011 federal election with 52% of the riding's vote.[4] 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.[5]

McLeod was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 federal elections. On 4 February 2021, McLeod announced she would not seek re-election.[1] In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Frank Caputo held the riding for the Conservatives.[6]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Cathy McLeod 32,415 44.74 +9.49 $108,203.10
Liberal Terry Lake 19,716 27.21 -3.20 $75,414.37
New Democratic Cynthia Egli 9,936 13.71 -17.06 $31,291.00
Green Iain Currie 8,789 12.13 +8.56 $66,820.29
People's Ken Finlayson 1,132 1.56 none listed
Animal Protection Kira Cheeseborough 321 0.44 - $1,599.00
Communist Peter Kerek 144 0.20 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 72,453 99.57
Total rejected ballots 311 0.43 +0.18
Turnout 72,764 69.93 -3.42
Eligible voters 104,054
Conservative hold Swing +6.34
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Cathy McLeod 24,595 35.25 -17.04 $151,162.59
New Democratic Bill Sundhu 21,466 30.77 -6.17 $153,060.21
Liberal Steve Powrie 21,215 30.41 +25.05 $38,402.70
Green Matt Greenwood 2,489 3.57 -1.52 $1,761.67
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,765 99.75   $271,469.66
Total rejected ballots 174 0.25 –
Turnout 69,939 73.35
Eligible voters 95,347
Conservative hold Swing -5.43
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
2011 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cathy McLeod 29,682 52.24 +6.08
New Democratic Michael Crawford 20,983 36.93 +1.04
Liberal Murray Todd 3,026 5.33 -4.51
Green Donovan Grube Cavers 2,932 5.16 -2.95
Christian Heritage Christopher Kempling 191 0.34 –
Total valid votes 56,814 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 164 0.3 ±0
Turnout 56,978 63.3 +1.2
Eligible voters 89,964
Conservative hold Swing +2.52
2008 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Cathy McLeod 25,209 46.16 +6.89 $82,161
New Democratic Michael Crawford 19,601 35.89 +5.11 $74,451
Liberal Ken Sommerfeld 5,375 9.84 -15.38 $61,963
Green Donovan Grube Cavers 4,430 8.11 +3.39 $1,996
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,615 100.0     $107,718
Total rejected ballots 137 0.3 +0.1
Total votes 54,752 62.0 +1
Conservative hold Swing +0.89

References

  1. ^ a b Peters, James (4 February 2021). "Four-term Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP McLeod announces she will not seek re-election". CFJC Today. Kamloops. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Canada Votes 2011: Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo". CBC News. 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "About Cathy". Conservative Party of Canada. 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009..
  4. ^ Hall, Sandy (2 May 2011). "Cathy McLeod re-elected". CFJC-TV. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Roles - Cathy McLeod - Current and Past". House of Commons of Canada.
  6. ^ "Conservative Caputo elected MP in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Official Voting Results - Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
  11. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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