Robert Kitchen

Robert Gordon Kitchen (born 1957) is a Canadian politician and chiropractor. A member of the Conservative Party, he was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing Souris—Moose Mountain from 2015 to 2025.

Doctor Robert Kitchen
Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain
In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025
Preceded by	Ed Komarnicki
Succeeded by	Steven Bonk
Personal details
Born	1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)[1] Poole, Dorset, England[2]
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Donna Kitchen
Children	Andrew Kathryn Stephen
Residence(s)	Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Profession	Chiropractor

Biography

Kitchen was born in England, while his father, a major general in the Canadian Armed Forces, was stationed there. When he was sixteen years old, he was hit by a drunk driver while riding a bicycle. As a result, he is deaf in his left ear. He lived in Canada, England, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and the United States as a child. He attended the University of Waterloo, graduating with a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Kinesiology, before attending the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College where he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C). Kitchen later completed a two-year specialty fellowship in chiropractic clinical sciences, including a six-month residency at the Royal University Hospital Department of Orthopedics in Saskatoon as well as a postgraduate degree in educational administration at the University of Regina.

Kitchen owned and operated a private chiropractic clinic for the past 26 years in Estevan and is a board member of the Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan (CAS); a registrar for the CAS for six years; and president of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory, Educational and Accreditation Board (CRCREAB) for four years.^[3]

In 2015, Kitchen was elected Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain. He was re-elected twice in 2019 and 2021. In July 2024, Kitchen announced that he would not seek reelection in 2025.^[4][5]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Robert Kitchen	30,049	76.4	-8	$42,572.46
	People's	Diane Neufeld	3,571	9.1	+7.4	$2,854.44
	New Democratic	Hannah Ann Duerr	3,107	7.9	+0.16	$0.00
	Liberal	Javin Ames-Sinclair	1,636	4.2	+0.07	$2,023.58
	Maverick	Greg Douglas	977	2.5	–	$3,190.12
Total valid votes/expense limit			39,340	100.0	–	$119,102.72
Total rejected ballots			285
Turnout			39,625	76.96
Eligible voters			51,485
Source: Elections Canada[6]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Robert Kitchen	35,067	84.40	+14.26	$39,724.57
	New Democratic	Ashlee Hicks	3,214	7.74	-5.94	$889.04
	Liberal	Javin Ames-Sinclair	1,718	4.13	-9.4	$1,657.78
	People's	Phillip Zajac	702	1.69		none listed
	Green	Judy Mergel	681	1.64	-1.01	$294.15
	Canadian Nationalist	Travis Patron	168	0.40		$10,118.21
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,550	100.0
Total rejected ballots			114
Turnout			41,664	80.19
Eligible voters			51,957
	Conservative hold		Swing		+10.10
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Robert Kitchen	26,315	70.14	-2.72	$40,077.78
	New Democratic	Vicky O'Dell	5,131	13.68	-4.81	$28,983.38
	Liberal	Steve Bebbington	5,076	13.53	+7.94	$159.00
	Green	Bob Deptuck	994	2.65	-0.48	$0.11
Total valid votes/expense limit			37,516	100.0		$228,560.45
Total rejected ballots			126	–	–
Turnout			37,642	72.25	+8.25
Eligible voters			52,093
	Conservative hold		Swing		-3.78
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]