Judy Klassen
| Judy Klassen | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party INTERIM | |
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Assumed office October 21, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Rana Bokhari |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Robinson |
| Constituency | Kewatinook |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
Judy Klassen is a Canadian provincial politician, and the current interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party,[1] succeeding Rana Bokhari. Klassen was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Kewatinook in the 2016 election. She defeated incumbent NDP MLA and Deputy Premier Eric Robinson in a closely contested race.[2]
Electoral history
2016 Manitoba general election
| Manitoba general election, 2016: Kewatinook | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Judy Klassen | 1,565 | 49.73 | +48.37 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eric Robinson | 1,207 | 38.35 | –18.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Nabess | 375 | 11.92 | –26.70 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,147 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 135 | 4.11 | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,282 | 24.31 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,500 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +33.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Judy Klassen is Manitoba Liberals' 1st Indigenous leader. CBC News, 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Manitoba election results - Kewatinook". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "41st General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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