Dauphin, Manitoba
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) is a
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politician
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. She was a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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from 1993 to 1995, and a member of the
Liberal Party of Manitoba
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Origins and early development (to 1883)
Origina ...
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She was born Norma Kester, the daughter of Norman McDonald Kester and Margaret Evelyn Strang. Before entering public life, McCormick was a health-care business owner. She is the founder, and from 1987 to 1993, the president of Corporate Health Works, Inc.
Political career
She first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1977, finishing third in the central-
Winnipeg
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riding of Wolseley. She did not run for office again until 1993, when she was elected for the nearby riding of
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, replacing
Reg Alcock
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, who had resigned to run in that year's federal election. McCormick defeated her nearest opponent,
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Irene Haigh, by over 500 votes. Her time in the legislature was brief. In the 1995 provincial election, she lost to NDP candidate
Diane McGifford
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McGifford was born in Manchester, England, and moved to Manitoba at a young age. She was educat ...
by almost 1,000 votes. She has not sought a return to office since that time.
Electoral record
After her defeat, McCormick returned to the leadership of Corporate Health Works, Inc. She has also taught courses in occupational safety at the
University of Manitoba
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International Organization for Standardization
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