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Judy Klassen

Judy Klassen

Canadian politician

Judy Klassen is a Canadian provincial politician, who was interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party,[1] from October 2016 to June 2017, succeeding Rana Bokhari. Klassen was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Keewatinook (then spelled Kewatinook) in the 2016 provincial election. She defeated incumbent New Democratic Party (NDP) MLA and Deputy Premier Eric Robinson in a closely contested race.[2]

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In April 2019, Klassen announced she would not be seeking re-election in Keewatinook, instead seeking the federal Liberal nomination for the riding of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in the 2019 federal election.[3] In July 2019, Klassen was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate.[4] Her provincial riding covered much of the eastern portion of the federal riding. However, she lost by an over two-to-one margin to incumbent Niki Ashton of the NDP.

Klassen grew up in St. Theresa Point First Nation and has a business studies diploma from Red River College in Steinbach.[5]

Electoral history

2019 Canadian federal election

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2016 Manitoba general election

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References

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    Judy Klassen is Manitoba Liberals' 1st Indigenous leader. Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine CBC News, 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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    "Manitoba election results - Kewatinook". Global News. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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    Schroeder, Lara (11 April 2019). "MLA Judy Klassen sets sights on federal seat, saying 'proper representation' would save lives". CBC News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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    "Liberal MLA acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski riding". Thompson Citizen. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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    "Home". judyklassen.liberal.ca.
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    "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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    "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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