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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Norma McCormick
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| office = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] for [[Osborne (electoral district)|Osborne]]
| term_start = September 21, 1993
| term_end = April 25, 1995
| predecessor = [[Reg Alcock]]
| successor = [[Diane McGifford]]
| birth_name = Norma Kester
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|7|5}}
| birth_place = [[Dauphin, Manitoba]], Canada
| party = [[Liberal Party of Manitoba]]
}}
'''Norma McCormick''' (born July 5, 1944 in [[Dauphin, Manitoba]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]]. She was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from 1993 to 1995, and a member of the [[Liberal Party of Manitoba]].

She was born '''Norma Kester''', the daughter of Norman McDonald Kester and Margaret Evelyn Strang.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scc.ca/en/news-events/news/2009/canadian-norma-mccormick-appointed-chairperson-isocopolco |title=Margaret Kester |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=October 6, 2012 |accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref> Before entering public life, McCormick was a health-care business owner. She is the founder,<ref name="Harvey">{{cite web|url=http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/noise-testing-could-help-motorcyclists-avoid-tickets-96545844.html?thx=y|title=Noise testing could help motorcyclists avoid tickets|last=Harvey|first=Britt|date=17 June 2010|work=[[Brandon Sun]]|accessdate=13 August 2010}}</ref> and from 1987 to 1993, the president of Corporate Health Works, Inc.

==Political career==
She first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the [[1977 Manitoba general election|provincial election of 1977]], finishing third in the central-[[Winnipeg]] riding of [[Wolseley (Manitoba electoral district)|Wolseley]]. She did not run for office again until 1993, when she was elected for the nearby riding of [[Osborne (electoral district)|Osborne]], replacing [[Reg Alcock]], who had resigned to run in that year's [[1993 Canadian federal election|federal election]]. McCormick defeated her nearest opponent, [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democrat]] Irene Haigh, by over 500 votes.<ref name=votes>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2003/riding/024/ |title=Lord Roberts |work=Manitoba Votes 2003 |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref> Her time in the legislature was brief. In the [[1995 Manitoba general election|1995 provincial election]], she lost to NDP candidate [[Diane McGifford]] by almost 1,000 votes.<ref name=votes/> She has not sought a return to office since that time.

===Electoral record===
{{1977 Manitoba general election/Wolseley}}
{{Canadian election result/top|MB|1993|Osborne (electoral district)|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|'''Norma McCormick'''|2,966|43.10|+2.89}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Irene Haigh|2,420|35.16|+5.97}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Roger Young|1,496|21.74|-7.43}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|||}}
{{CANelec/hold|MB|Liberal|-1.54}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Manitoba]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/HistoricalSummary.pdf|title=Historical Summary|accessdate=2018-12-14}}</ref>}}
{{end}}
{{1995 Manitoba general election/Osborne}}

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]].<ref name=scc/>

She has served as the chair of the [[Standards Council of Canada]]'s Consumer and Public Interest Committee. In 2009, she was named chairperson of the [[International Organization for Standardization]]'s Committee on Consumer Policy for 2010–2011.<ref name=scc>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc.ca/en/news-events/news/2009/canadian-norma-mccormick-appointed-chairperson-isocopolco |title=Canadian Norma McCormick appointed chairperson of ISO/COPOLCO |date=November 12, 2009 |accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref>

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs]]
[[Category:People from Dauphin, Manitoba]]
[[Category:Women MLAs in Manitoba]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]