Kevin Klein (politician)
Kevin Klein | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Environment and Climate | |
| In office January 30, 2023 – October 18, 2023 | |
| Premier | Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Jeff Wharton |
| Succeeded by | Tracy Schmidt |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park | |
| In office December 13, 2022 – September 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Fielding |
| Succeeded by | Logan Oxenham |
| Winnipeg City Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marty Morantz |
| Succeeded by | Evan Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Kevin Elvis Klein is a Conservative politician in Manitoba, Canada and former City of Winnipeg councilor [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. Klein is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and, along with the party, was defeated in the October 3, 2023 provincial election.
In the summer of 2023, there was controversy about his claim of having Metis ancestry. Klein stood by his claims to refer to himself as Metis and said he was on a personal journey to discover his heritage.
Previously, he 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.
He has acted as chair of the Winnipeg Police Service Board and was a member of the City of Winnipeg Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development. He's an honorary chair for the Homes For Heroes Capital Campaign in support of the Winnipeg Kinsmen Veterans' Village.
As a mayoral candidate, he focused on a safer city, crime reduction, addressing homelessness issues, addition of a City of Winnipeg Indigenous Economic Officer & not raising property taxes.
Personal life
Klein's mother was a victim of domestic violence and was murdered by her partner. His stepfather only served seven years in prison.
Electoral results
| Manitoba provincial by-election, December 13, 2022: Kirkfield Park Resignation of Scott Fielding | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
2022 Winnipeg mayoral election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |