Robert Kitchen
Robert Kitchen | |
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| Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Komarnicki |
| Succeeded by | Steven Bonk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Donna Kitchen |
| Children | Andrew Kathryn Stephen |
| Residence(s) | Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Profession | Chiropractor |
Robert Gordon Kitchen (born 1957) is a Canadian politician and chiropractor. A member of the Conservative Party, he was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing Souris—Moose Mountain from 2015 to 2025.
Biography
Kitchen was born in England, while his father, a major general in the Canadian Armed Forces, was stationed there. When he was sixteen years old, he was hit by a drunk driver while riding a bicycle. As a result, he is deaf in his left ear. He lived in Canada, England, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and the United States as a child. He attended the University of Waterloo, graduating with a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Kinesiology, before attending the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College where he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C). Kitchen later completed a two-year specialty fellowship in chiropractic clinical sciences, including a six-month residency at the Royal University Hospital Department of Orthopedics in Saskatoon as well as a postgraduate degree in educational administration at the University of Regina.
Kitchen owned and operated a private chiropractic clinic for the past 26 years in Estevan and is a board member of the Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan (CAS); a registrar for the CAS for six years; and president of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory, Educational and Accreditation Board (CRCREAB) for four years.[3]
In 2015, Kitchen was elected Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain. He was re-elected twice in 2019 and 2021. In July 2024, Kitchen announced that he would not seek reelection in 2025.[4][5]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Robert Kitchen | 30,049 | 76.4 | -8 | $42,572.46 | |||
| People's | Diane Neufeld | 3,571 | 9.1 | +7.4 | $2,854.44 | |||
| New Democratic | Hannah Ann Duerr | 3,107 | 7.9 | +0.16 | $0.00 | |||
| Liberal | Javin Ames-Sinclair | 1,636 | 4.2 | +0.07 | $2,023.58 | |||
| Maverick | Greg Douglas | 977 | 2.5 | – | $3,190.12 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,340 | 100.0 | – | $119,102.72 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 285 | |||||||
| Turnout | 39,625 | 76.96 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 51,485 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Robert Kitchen | 35,067 | 84.40 | +14.26 | $39,724.57 | |||
| New Democratic | Ashlee Hicks | 3,214 | 7.74 | -5.94 | $889.04 | |||
| Liberal | Javin Ames-Sinclair | 1,718 | 4.13 | -9.4 | $1,657.78 | |||
| People's | Phillip Zajac | 702 | 1.69 | none listed | ||||
| Green | Judy Mergel | 681 | 1.64 | -1.01 | $294.15 | |||
| Canadian Nationalist | Travis Patron | 168 | 0.40 | $10,118.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,550 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 114 | |||||||
| Turnout | 41,664 | 80.19 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 51,957 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Robert Kitchen | 26,315 | 70.14 | -2.72 | $40,077.78 | |||
| New Democratic | Vicky O'Dell | 5,131 | 13.68 | -4.81 | $28,983.38 | |||
| Liberal | Steve Bebbington | 5,076 | 13.53 | +7.94 | $159.00 | |||
| Green | Bob Deptuck | 994 | 2.65 | -0.48 | $0.11 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,516 | 100.0 | $228,560.45 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 126 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 37,642 | 72.25 | +8.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 52,093 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Robert Kitchen, Conservative Party of Canada".
- ^ "Campaign Close up (And Personal) - Robert Kitchen, Conservative | News Talk 650 CKOM". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Campaign Close Up (and Personal) - Robert Kitchen, Conservative".
- ^ "Souris-Moose Mountain MP not seeking re-election". SaskToday.ca. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Conservative Robert Kitchen wins Souris-Moose Mountain riding". CBC. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Night Results – Electoral Districts".
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Souris—Moose Mountain, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links
- Robert Kitchen – Parliament of Canada biography
