Leanne Rowat
Leanne Rowat is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. In 2003, she was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative.[1][2]
Prior to entering public life herself, Rowat was a constituency assistant to Progressive Conservative MLA Harold Gilleshammer, and worked as a community development officer in the Souris region. She also served on the Board of Directors of the South West Regional Health Authority,[1] and was a Public Relations Chair for the Manitoba Winter Games 2006 Bid Committee.
When Gilleshammer retired as MLA for Minnedosa in 2003, Rowat won the Progressive Conservative nomination to replace him.[1][3] The riding is mostly rural, and is located in the province's southwestern corner. In the 2003 election, the governing New Democratic Party made the riding its top rural target.[citation needed] Rowat defeated NDP candidate Harvey Paterson, but by a margin of only twelve votes (as confirmed on recount).[3] She has served as opposition critics in several areas: Culture, Heritage & Tourism; Aboriginal & Northern Affairs; Multiculturalism; and Communities Economic Development Fund.[2] She is also a supporter of grandparents' rights.[4]
Rowat was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.[3]
Electoral history
| Manitoba general election, 2007: Minnedosa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Leanne Rowat | 3,790 | 52.79 | +5.42 | $22,692.31 | |||
| New Democratic | Harvey Paterson | 2,769 | 38.57 | −8.62 | $16,563.22 | |||
| Green | James Beddome | 281 | 3.91 | +3.91 | $1,661.53 | |||
| Liberal | Christopher Baker | 268 | 3.73 | −0.17 | $340.29 | |||
| Independent | Colin Atkins | 72 | 1.00 | −0.54 | $1,218.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,180 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 23 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,203 | 58.92 | +2.77 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,225 | |||||||
| Manitoba general election, 2003: Minnedosa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Leanne Rowat | 3,259 | 47.37 | $18,639.72 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harvey Paterson | 3,247 | 47.19 | $17,900.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon L. Powell | 268 | 3.90 | – | $2,590.10 | |||
| Independent | Colin Atkins | 106 | 1.54 | $824.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,880 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 23 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,903 | 56.15 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,293 | |||||||
