Leanne Rowat

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} '''Leanne Rowat''' is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. In 2003, she was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative.<ref name=lr>{{cite web |url=http://www.leannerowat.com/default.asp?ID=2 |title=Leanne Rowat MLA Minnedosa |publisher=www.leannerowat.com |accessdate=2010-06-07 }}</ref><ref name=pc>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcmanitoba.com/Our-Team/leannerowat.html |title=Leanne Rowat |publisher=Progressive Conservative Manitoba |accessdate=2010-06-07 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Prior to entering public life herself, Rowat was a constituency assistant to Progressive Conservative MLA Harold Gilleshammer, and worked as a community development officer in the Souris region. She also served on the board of directors of the ''South West Regional Health Authority'',<ref name=lr/> and was a Public Relations Chair for the ''Manitoba Winter Games 2006 Bid Committee''.

When Gilleshammer retired as MLA for Minnedosa in 2003, Rowat won the Progressive Conservative nomination to replace him.<ref name=lr/><ref name=cbc/> The riding is mostly rural, and is located in the province's southwestern corner. In the 2003 election, the governing New Democratic Party made the riding its top rural target.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} Rowat defeated NDP candidate Harvey Paterson, but by a margin of only twelve votes (as confirmed on recount).<ref name=cbc/> She has served as opposition critics in several areas: Culture, Heritage & Tourism; Aboriginal & Northern Affairs; Multiculturalism; and Communities Economic Development Fund.<ref name=pc/> She is also a supporter of grandparents' rights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Canada/2006/07/07/1673744.html |title= MLA still pushing grandparents' rights bill |publisher= Cnews Canoe|author = Squires, Rochelle|date= July 7, 2006 |access-date=2010-06-07 }}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Rowat was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.<ref name=cbc>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2007/riding/025 |title=Manitoba Votes 2007- Riding Profiles |publisher= CBC |accessdate=2010-06-07 }}</ref> Prior to the 2011 provincial election, the Minnedosa riding was redistributed and dissolved. Rowat ran for election in the new riding of Riding Mountain and won the seat in 2011.

==Electoral history== {{2011 Manitoba general election/Riding Mountain}} {{2007 Manitoba general election/Minnedosa}} {{2003 Manitoba general election/Minnedosa}}

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