Cathy McLeod

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
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
PartyConservative
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
ConservativeCathy McLeod32,41544.74+9.49$108,473.22
LiberalTerry Lake19,71627.21–3.20$79,264.65
New DemocraticCynthia Egli9,93613.71–17.06$31,291.00
GreenIain Currie8,78912.13+8.56$66,820.29
People'sKen Finlayson1,1321.56–$7,402.62
Animal ProtectionKira Cheeseborough3210.44–$1,599.00
CommunistPeter Kerek1440.20–$1,257.59
Total valid votes/expense limit 72,45399.57–$142,800.35
Total rejected ballots 3110.43+0.18
Turnout 72,76469.93–3.42
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
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
GreenMatthew Greenwood2,4893.57–1.52$1,761.67
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,76599.75–$271,469.66
Total rejected ballots 1740.25–
Turnout 69,93973.35–
Eligible voters 95,347
Conservative hold Swing –5.43
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod29,68252.24+6.09$94,428.25
New DemocraticMichael Crawford20,98336.93+1.04$75,480.45
LiberalMurray Todd3,0265.33–4.52$28,096.83
GreenDonovan Michael Cavers2,9325.16–2.95$1,580.89
Christian HeritageChris Kempling1910.34–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,81499.71–$111,901.57
Total rejected ballots 1640.29+0.04
Turnout 56,97862.71+0.69
Eligible voters 90,855
Conservative hold Swing +2.52
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2008 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod25,20946.16+6.88$81,714.02
New DemocraticMichael Crawford19,60135.89+5.11$73,197.23
LiberalKen Sommerfeld5,3759.84–15.38$52,966.48
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers4,4308.11+3.39$1,996.61
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,61599.75–$107,718.13
Total rejected ballots 1370.25+0.06
Turnout 54,75262.02–0.99
Eligible voters 88,275
Conservative hold Swing +0.89
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Canada Votes 2011: Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo". CBC News. 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 22 March 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Roles - Cathy McLeod - Current and Past". House of Commons of Canada.
  6. ↑ "Conservative Caputo elected MP in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo". Kamloops This Week. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
  8. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  9. ↑ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
  10. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  11. ↑ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
  12. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  13. ↑ "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.
  14. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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