Kathryn McGarry
| The Honourable Kathryn McGarry MPP | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Cambridge | |
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Assumed office June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Leone |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry | |
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Assumed office June 13, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Mauro |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fred McGarry |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | North Dumfries |
| Profession | Critical Care Nurse |
Kathryn McGarry is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014. She represents the riding of Cambridge and she serves as a cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Background
Kathryn McGarry has been a critical care nurse since 1978, working first at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, as well as Grand River Hospital and Cambridge Memorial hospital.[1] McGarry was a founding member of Hospice Waterloo Region; past president of the Heritage Cambridge Board of Directors; and past chair of the Heritage Master Plan Implementation Committee. She is a member of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, and was a contributing member of the Community Leaders' Task Force on Municipal Restructuring.[2] McGarry has been a recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for voluntary, community and humanitarian service,[3] and the Bernice Adams Special Trustee award.[4]
Politics
McGarry first ran in the 2007 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Cambridge. She was defeated by Progressive Conservative incumbent Gerry Martiniuk by 3,238 votes.[5] McGarry ran a second time in 2011 provincial election but was defeated by a reduced margin of 1,954 votes to new PC candidate Rob Leone.[6] McGarry ran a third time in 2014, this time defeating Leone by 3,067 votes.[7][8]
One June 24, 2014, McGarry was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation, and given responsibility for drafting the province's first ever driverless car regulation, reforming the province's intercity bus system and strengthening cycling and road safety.[9][10]
On November 20, 2014, McGarry introduced a private member's bill, The Lung Health Act 2014,[11] which calls for the development and implementation of a comprehensive Ontario Lung Health Action Plan covering research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease.[12]
On June 13, 2016, she was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.[13]
Election results
| Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Kathryn McGarry | 18,763 | 38.92 | +5.85 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Leone | 15,694 | 32.56 | -5.13 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bobbi Stewart | 10,413 | 21.59 | -3.02 | ||||
| Green | Temara Brown | 2,726 | 5.68 | +3.18 | ||||
| Libertarian | Allan R. Dettweiler | 605 | 1.25 | -0.24 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,200 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 814 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,015 | 49.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 100,130 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +5.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Leone | 15,947 | 37.69 | -3.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Kathryn McGarry | 13,993 | 33.07 | -1.04 | ||||
| New Democratic | Atinuke Bankole | 10,414 | 24.61 | +10.81 | ||||
| Green | Jacques Malette | 1,056 | 2.50 | -6.43 | ||||
| Libertarian | Allan Dettweiler | 629 | 1.49 | |||||
| Independent | Robert Ross | 271 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 42,310 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 187 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 42,497 | 46.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,310 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.47 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
| Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerry Martiniuk | 17,884 | 41.66 | -0.84 | ||||
| Liberal | Kathryn McGarry | 14,641 | 34.11 | -1.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mitchell Healey | 5,923 | 13.80 | -4.29 | ||||
| Green | Colin Carmichael | 3,835 | 8.93 | +6.84 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Paul Vendervet | 650 | 1.50 | -0.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,933 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/3362012-meet-the-candidates/
- ↑ http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cambridge-kathryn-mcgarry-liberal-1.698646#
- ↑ http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/3374697-ywca-announces-women-of-distinction/
- ↑ http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community-story/3367764-bernice-adams-award-winners/
- 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 3 (xii). Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- 1 2 "General Election by District: Cambridge". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Liberal Kathryn McGarry beats Tory in historic Cambridge win". CBC News. June 13, 2014.
- ↑ Herhalt, Chris (Nov 5, 2014). "Waterloo Region's Liberal MPPs will help with jobs fund, driverless cars law". Waterloo Region Record. Waterloo Region. http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4962482-waterloo-region-s-liberal-mpps-will-help-with-jobs-fund-driverless-cars-law/
- ↑ http://www.ontario.ca/government/2014-parliamentary-assistant-mandate-letter-transportation-kathryn-mcgarry
- ↑ http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID=3076
- ↑ http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/opinion-story/5200256-mpp-mcgarry-stands-up-for-lung-health/
- ↑ Hicks, Jeff (June 13, 2016). "McGarry gives Waterloo Region voice in Ontario cabinet". Waterloo Region Record. Waterloo Region.