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
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
ConservativeCathy McLeod32,41544.74+9.49$108,203.10
LiberalTerry Lake19,71627.21-3.20$75,414.37
New DemocraticCynthia Egli9,93613.71-17.06$31,291.00
GreenIain Currie8,78912.13+8.56$66,820.29
People'sKen Finlayson1,1321.56none listed
Animal ProtectionKira Cheeseborough3210.44-$1,599.00
CommunistPeter Kerek1440.20-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 72,45399.57
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
GreenMatt 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][11]
2011 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
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: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
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. 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. 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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