# Cathy McLeod

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.

## Biography

McLeod was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
In 1981, McLeod completed training from the University of Western Ontario as a registered nurse, practicing for some years thereafter.
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.
In the 2008 federal election, McLeod was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. She was re-elected in the 2011 federal election with 52% of the riding's vote. 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.
McLeod was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 federal elections. On 4 February 2021, McLeod announced she would not seek re-election. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Frank Caputo held the riding for the Conservatives.

## Electoral record

vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 72,453 | 99.57 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.43 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,764 | 69.93 | -3.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 104,054 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.34 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,765 | 99.75 | | $271,469.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.25 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,939 | 73.35 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,347 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.43 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,814 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 164 | 0.3 | ±0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,978 | 63.3 | +1.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,964 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.52 |
vte2008 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,615 | 100.0 | | $107,718 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,752 | 62.0 | +1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.89 |