Kim Rudd

Kim E. Rudd (born 1957) is a Canadian politician and entrepreneur elected to the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Northumberland - Peterborough South in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2] She ran for reelection and was defeated in the 2019 Canadian federal election by more than 2,500 votes.[3]

Kim Rudd
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
In office December 2, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Minister	Jim Carr
Preceded by	Kelly Block
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South
In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Rick Norlock
Succeeded by	Philip Lawrence
Personal details
Born	1957 or 1958 (age 61–62)[1]
Political party	Liberal

Rudd is past president and owner of Willis College in Cobourg, co-founder of Cook School Day Care, and a past president of the Cobourg Chamber of Commerce.

Political career

Kim Rudd served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources alongside being MP for Northumberland-Peterborough South from 2015-2018 when she announced she chose to step down to better represent her riding. While stepping down from Parliamentary Secretary, Rudd declared she would not be ruling out future opportunities for more responsibility in future government.[4]

On October 1, 2019, Kim Rudd was named the chair of the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus and will serve as a member of the standing committee on finance.[5]

Personal life

Rudd has stated that she faced several challenges during her childhood. She had to take on many household responsibilities while she was about 9–10 years old due to her mother taking on a demanding job after an accident caused Rudd's alcoholic father to have to quit his job.[6] Her mother died in 1998 and had run for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Ontario during the 1970s. Rudd is currently married to husband, Tom Rudd, with whom she has two daughters, Alison (adopted) and Stefanie.[7][6]

Before becoming involved in politics as a career, Rudd was a long-time advocate of childcare and previously worked on the creation of daycares in Cobourg.[6]

In 2011, Rudd was among six award recipients of the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award. Contributions to economies locally, nationally, and globally were among the criteria for winning the award.[7]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Northumberland—Peterborough South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Philip Lawrence	27,385	39.7	+0.14
	Liberal	Kim Rudd	24,977	36.2	-6.31
	New Democratic	Mallory MacDonald	9,615	13.9	-0.9
	Green	Jeff Wheeldon	5,524	8.0	+4.87
	People's	Frank Vaughan	1,460	2.1	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,961	100.0
Total rejected ballots			484
Turnout			69,445	71.7
Eligible voters			96,841
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+3.23
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

2015 Canadian federal election: Northumberland—Peterborough South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kim Rudd	27,043	42.51	+21.42	$114,323.76
	Conservative	Adam Moulton	25,165	39.56	-13.80	$135,349.14
	New Democratic	Russ Christianson	9,411	14.80	-5.79	$41,225.56
	Green	Patricia Sinnott	1,990	3.13	-1.55	$1,350.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit			63,609	100.00		$229,426.74
Total rejected ballots			267	0.42	–
Turnout			63,876	71.67	–
Eligible voters			89,128
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+17.61
Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12]

2011 Canadian federal election: Northumberland—Quinte West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rick Norlock	32,853	53.83	+5.11
	Liberal	Kim Rudd	12,822	21.01	-7.59
	New Democratic	Russ Christianson	12,626	20.69	+6.17
	Green	Ralph Torrie	2,733	4.48	-3.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit			61,034
Total rejected ballots			184	0.30	-0.03
Turnout			61,218	64.64
Eligible voters			94,701

References

1. "Kim Rudd, Northumberland-Peterborough South Liberal candidate ready to reinvigorate Canada". northumberlandnews.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
2. "Liberal Kim Rudd wins in Northumberland Peterborough-South: 2015 federal election results". NorthumberlandNews.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
3. Heeger, Sean (October 22, 2019). "UPDATE: Northumberland-Peterborough South Liberal candidate Kim Rudd not defeated by election loss". NorthumberlandNews.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
4. "Rudd Steps Down from Parliamentary Secretary Position". Cobourg Now - News Magazine. August 31, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
5. "MP Kim Rudd tackling new responsibilities". NorthumberlandNews.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
6. "Kim Rudd: Candidate for the Liberal Party | Trent Hills Now". Retrieved November 5, 2019.
7. "Cobourg entrepreneur among best in Canada". NorthumberlandNews.com. December 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
10. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northumberland—Peterborough South, 30 September 2015
11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
12. Elections Canada - Preliminary Results 2015-10-20