| Kathleen CookMLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Roblin | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Myrna Driedger |
| Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba for Winnipeg and urban centres | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 29, 2024Serving with Kelvin Goertzen (Deputy Leader for rural Manitoba) | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Jared |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Charleswood |
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.
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.
Cook was provincial director for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
Cook has a political science degree from the University of Winnipeg.
Electoral record
| 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 | ||||||
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba | ||||||||
References
- ^ "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.
| Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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| New Democratic | |
| Progressive Conservative | |
| Liberal† | |
| Independent† | |
| † Party does not have official party status in the Legislature | |
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