# Robert Kitchen

Robert Gordon Kitchen MP (born 1957) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing Souris—Moose Mountain.

## Biography

Kitchen was born in England, while his father, a major general in the Canadian Armed Forces, was stationed there. When he was sixteen years old, he was hit by a drunk driver while riding a bicycle. As a result, he is deaf in his left ear. He lived in Canada, England, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and the United States as a child. He attended the University of Waterloo, graduating with a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Kinesiology, before attending the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College where he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C). Kitchen later completed a two-year specialty fellowship in chiropractic clinical sciences, including a six-month residency at the Royal University Hospital Department of Orthopedics in Saskatoon as well as a postgraduate degree in educational administration at the University of Regina.
Kitchen owned and operated a private chiropractic clinic for the past 26 years in Estevan and is a board member of the Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan (CAS); a registrar for the CAS for six years; and president of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory, Educational and Accreditation Board (CRCREAB) for four years.
In 2015, Kitchen was elected Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain. He was re-elected twice in 2019 and 2021. In July 2024, Kitchen announced that he would not seek reelection in 2025.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Kitchen | 30,049 | 76.4 | -8 | $42,572.46 |
| | People's | Diane Neufeld | 3,571 | 9.1 | +7.4 | $2,854.44 |
| | New Democratic | Hannah Ann Duerr | 3,107 | 7.9 | +0.16 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Javin Ames-Sinclair | 1,636 | 4.2 | +0.07 | $2,023.58 |
| | Maverick | Greg Douglas | 977 | 2.5 | – | $3,190.12 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,340 | 100.0 | – | $119,102.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 285 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,625 | 76.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 51,485 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Kitchen | 35,067 | 84.40 | +14.26 | $39,724.57 |
| | New Democratic | Ashlee Hicks | 3,214 | 7.74 | -5.94 | $889.04 |
| | Liberal | Javin Ames-Sinclair | 1,718 | 4.13 | -9.4 | $1,657.78 |
| | People's | Phillip Zajac | 702 | 1.69 | | none listed |
| | Green | Judy Mergel | 681 | 1.64 | -1.01 | $294.15 |
| | Canadian Nationalist | Travis Patron | 168 | 0.40 | | $10,118.21 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,550 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 114 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,664 | 80.19 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 51,957 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.10 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Kitchen | 26,315 | 70.14 | -2.72 | $40,077.78 |
| | New Democratic | Vicky O'Dell | 5,131 | 13.68 | -4.81 | $28,983.38 |
| | Liberal | Steve Bebbington | 5,076 | 13.53 | +7.94 | $159.00 |
| | Green | Bob Deptuck | 994 | 2.65 | -0.48 | $0.11 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,516 | 100.0 | | $228,560.45 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 126 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,642 | 72.25 | +8.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,093 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.78 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||