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'''Kevin Klein''' (born Harold Kevin Rout Jr.) is a politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada. He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] in the [[2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election]], for the electoral division of [[Kirkfield Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/kevin-klein-elected-in-kirkfield-park-keeps-seat-for-pcs-1.6193926|title=Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCs|date=December 14, 2022|website=Winnipeg}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kirkfield-park-byelection-1.6684649 Kevin Klein wins tight Kirkfield Park byelection to hang on to legislature seat for Manitoba PCs] CBC. December 13, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023</ref> Klein is a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative Party]].
'''Kevin Klein''' (born Harold Kevin Rout Jr.) is a Conservative politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada who has repeatedly lied about his heritage[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kevin-klein-indigenous-manitoba-government-1.6876688] . He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] in the [[2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election]], for the electoral division of [[Kirkfield Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/kevin-klein-elected-in-kirkfield-park-keeps-seat-for-pcs-1.6193926|title=Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCs|date=December 14, 2022|website=Winnipeg}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kirkfield-park-byelection-1.6684649 Kevin Klein wins tight Kirkfield Park byelection to hang on to legislature seat for Manitoba PCs] CBC. December 13, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023</ref> Klein is a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative Party]].


Previously, Klein served as a [[Winnipeg City Council]]lor, serving as the Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood from 2018 to 2022. Klein also ran in the [[2022 Winnipeg municipal election|2022 Winnipeg mayoral election]], placing third.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/kevin-klein-nominated-for-kirkfield-park-by-election-by-manitoba-pcs-1.6153056|title=Kevin Klein nominated for Kirkfield Park by-election by Manitoba PCs|date=November 14, 2022|website=Winnipeg}}</ref>
Previously, Klein served as a [[Winnipeg City Council]]lor, serving as the Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood from 2018 to 2022. Klein also ran in the [[2022 Winnipeg municipal election|2022 Winnipeg mayoral election]], placing third.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/kevin-klein-nominated-for-kirkfield-park-by-election-by-manitoba-pcs-1.6153056|title=Kevin Klein nominated for Kirkfield Park by-election by Manitoba PCs|date=November 14, 2022|website=Winnipeg}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:41, 31 July 2023

The Honourable
Kevin Klein
MLA
Minister of Environment and Climate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 30, 2023
PremierHeather Stefanson
Preceded byJeff Wharton
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 13, 2022
Preceded byScott Fielding
Winnipeg City Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood
In office
2018–2022
Preceded byMarty Morantz
Succeeded byEvan Duncan
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Kevin Klein (born Harold Kevin Rout Jr.) is a Conservative politician in Manitoba, Canada who has repeatedly lied about his heritage[1] . He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election, for the electoral division of Kirkfield Park.[1][2] Klein is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Previously, Klein served as a Winnipeg City Councillor, serving as the Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood from 2018 to 2022. Klein also ran in the 2022 Winnipeg mayoral election, placing third.[3]

Klein’s claims of Metis ancestry were debunked in a July 31, 2023 piece by the CBC.[2] (See also Pretendian.)

Electoral results

Manitoba provincial by-election, December 13, 2022: Kirkfield Park
Resignation of Scott Fielding
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kevin Klein 2,356 37.03 -13.33
New Democratic Logan Oxenham 2,196 34.51 +8.83
Liberal Rhonda Nichol 1,741 27.36 +11.69
Green Dennis Bayomi 70 1.10 -7.19
Total valid votes 6,363 99.86
Total rejected ballots 9 0.14 -0.61
Turnout 6,372 36.48 -24.77
Eligible voters 17,468
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.08
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]

2022 Winnipeg mayoral election

Candidate Votes[5] %
Scott Gillingham 53,663 27.54
Glen Murray 49,272 25.29
Kevin Klein 28,806 14.78
Shaun Loney 28,567 14.66
Robert-Falcon Ouellette 15,029 7.71
Jenny Motkaluk 7,443 3.82
Rana Bokhari 5,900 3.03
Rick Shone 2,570 1.32
Don Woodstock 1,889 0.97
Idris Adelakun 1,263 0.65
Chris Clacio 451 0.23
2018 Winnipeg municipal election: Charleswood-Tuxedo
Candidate Votes %
Kevin Klein 7,403 41.87
Grant Nordman 5,922 33.50
Kevin Nichols 2,690 15.22
Ken St. George 1,664 9.41

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCs". Winnipeg. December 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Kevin Klein wins tight Kirkfield Park byelection to hang on to legislature seat for Manitoba PCs CBC. December 13, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023
  3. ^ "Kevin Klein nominated for Kirkfield Park by-election by Manitoba PCs". Winnipeg. November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Election Night Results Kirkfield Park". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Elections - Unofficial Results". October 26, 2022.


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