Kim Rudd

Kim Rudd
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
In office
December 2, 2015 – August 30, 2018
MinisterJim Carr
Preceded byKelly Block
Member of Parliament
for Northumberland—Peterborough South
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRick Norlock
Succeeded byPhilip Lawrence
Personal details
BornNovember 18, 1957
Died (aged 66)
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal
SpouseTom Rudd
Children2

Kim Elizabeth Rudd (November 18, 1957 – March 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician and businesswoman. She was elected a Member of Parliament for Northumberland – Peterborough South in 2015 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018.

Rudd was a past president and owner of Willis College in Cobourg, Ontario, a former owner of Cook's Day School, and a past president of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce.

Career

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, Ontario.[1] She was a former owner of Cook's Day School, Willis College, and Archer CPR Training.[2][3]

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.[4] Rudd was a consultant at the Canadian Nuclear Association.[2]

In 2020, Rudd joined the Advisory Board for Arnprior Aerospace Inc.[5] She served as the President of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee of Northumberland, Vice-Chair of the Ontario Training Completion Assurance Fund Secretariat, Vice-President of the Association of Career Colleges and as the founding Executive Director of the Association of Private Colleges.[2]

Political career

After an unsuccessful bid to become a Member of Parliament in the 2011 Canadian federal election,[6] Rudd was elected in 2015 to the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Northumberland – Peterborough South.[7] She also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 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.[8][9] On October 1, 2018, Rudd was named the chair of the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus and served as a member of the standing committees on finance and natural resources.[2][10]

Rudd opposed eliminating a tax on heating fuel and supported tax credits such as the Canada Child Tax Credit. She said that eliminating a tax on heating fuel would have varying degrees of impact on people living in different parts of Canada and that the Canada Child Tax Credit would be more universal.[1]

Rudd said she supported improving the Canada Pension Plan and increasing benefits to widows.[1]

She ran for reelection and was defeated in the 2019 Canadian federal election by more than 2,500 votes.[11]

Personal life and death

Kim Elizabeth Rudd was born on November 18, 1957.[2] When she was growing up, her alcoholic father had to quit work after an accident, so her mother started working at a more demanding job, which led to Rudd having significant household responsibilities as a child. She had Métis ancestry via her maternal grandfather.[1]

Rudd and her husband Tom Rudd had two daughters, Alison and Stefanie. They adopted Alison.[1][4]

Kim Rudd died of ovarian cancer at a hospice in Cobourg, Ontario, on March 12, 2024, at the age of 66.[12][13]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Northumberland—Peterborough South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Philip Lawrence 27,385 39.7 +0.14 $68,864.16
Liberal Kim Rudd 24,977 36.2 -6.31 $83,715.67
New Democratic Mallory MacDonald 9,615 13.9 -0.9 $8,871.55
Green Jeff Wheeldon 5,524 8.0 +4.87 none listed
People's Frank Vaughan 1,460 2.1 – $1,643.34
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[14][15]
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[16][17][18]


2011 Canadian federal election: Northumberland—Quinte West (federal electoral district)
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 96,154
Source: Elections Canada[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kim Rudd: Candidate for the Liberal Party | Trent Hills Now". Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kim Elizabeth Rudd: November 18, 1957 – March 12, 2024 Archived March 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, maccoubrey.com. Accessed March 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kim Rudd, Northumberland-Peterborough South Liberal candidate ready to reinvigorate Canada". northumberlandnews.com. September 4, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Cobourg entrepreneur among best in Canada". NorthumberlandNews.com. December 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kim Rudd" (PDF). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "FORTY-FIRST GENERAL ELECTION 2011 — Poll-by-poll results". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Liberal Kim Rudd wins in Northumberland Peterborough-South: 2015 federal election results". NorthumberlandNews.com. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rudd Steps Down from Parliamentary Secretary Position". Cobourg Now – News Magazine. August 31, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Kovach, Joelle (August 30, 2018). "Rudd stepping down as parliamentary secretary". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "MP Kim Rudd tackling new responsibilities". NorthumberlandNews.com. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Heeger, Sean (October 22, 2019). "UPDATE: Northumberland-Peterborough South Liberal candidate Kim Rudd not defeated by election loss". NorthumberlandNews.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  12. ^ Northumberland is mourning a leader: Former MP Kim Rudd passes away after lengthy battle with cancer, gonorthumberland.ca. Accessed March 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "Kim Rudd, former MP for Northumberland-Peterborough South, dies at Cobourg hospice centre". Northumberland News. March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northumberland—Peterborough South, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  17. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  18. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Results 2015-10-20". Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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