Kathleen Cook
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Kathleen Cook | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Roblin | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Myrna Driedger |
| Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba for Winnipeg and urban centres | |
| Assumed office January 29, 2024 Serving with Kelvin Goertzen (Deputy Leader for rural Manitoba) | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Jared[1] |
| Children | 4 [1] |
| Residence | Charleswood[1] |
Kathleen Cook is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. She represents the district of Roblin as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.[2]
On October 24, 2023, she was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Health. She also serves as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives for Winnipeg and urban centres, a position she was appointed to in January 2024.[3]
Cook was provincial director for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.[4]
Cook has a political science degree from the University of Winnipeg.[1]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2023 Manitoba general election: Roblin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kathleen Cook | 6,088 | 49.72 | -5.47 | $18,280.04 | |||
| New Democratic | Madelaine Dwyer | 4,968 | 40.57 | +22.57 | $2,103.86 | |||
| Liberal | Detlev Regelsky | 1,189 | 9.71 | -6.08 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 12,245 | 99.39 | – | $76,775.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 75 | 0.61 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 12,320 | 62.54 | +0.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 19,699 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -14.02 | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kathleen Cook". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Sarah Petz, "Meet the new faces joining Manitoba's government". CBC News Manitoba, October 4, 2023.
- ^ "PC Caucus Announces New Leadership Structure". Manitoba PC Caucus. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Saskatchewan budget provides little relief for struggling small businesses | CFIB". www.cfib-fcei.ca. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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