Amanda Lathlin
| Amanda Lathlin | |
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| MLA for The Pas | |
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Assumed office April 22, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Whitehead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | The Pas, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Amanda Lathlin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on April 22, 2015.[1] She represents the constituency of The Pas as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[1]
She is the daughter of Oscar Lathlin, who represented the same electoral district in the provincial legislature from 1990 to 2008,[1] and is the first First Nations woman ever elected to the provincial legislature.[2]
Prior to her election to the legislature, Lathlin worked for the University College of the North, and served as a band councillor for the Opaskwayak Cree Nation.[3]
Electoral record
| Manitoba provincial by-election, April 21, 2015: The Pas | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Amanda Lathlin | 1,557 | 56.76 | -16.84 | ||||
| Prog. Cons. | Jacob Nasekapow | 817 | 29.78 | +6.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Inez Vystrcil-Spence | 369 | 13.45 | +10.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,743 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 14 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 2,757 | 22.10 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,475 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -11.53 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "NDP's Amanda Lathlin wins The Pas byelection". CBC News, April 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Lathlin sworn in". Winnipeg Sun, May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "The Pas byelection candidate wants to be role model for women". Thompson Citizen, April 10, 2015.
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