Amanda Lathlin

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-Kameesak as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.[1]

Amanda Lathlin MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for The Pas-Kameesak The Pas 2015–2019
Incumbent
Assumed office April 22, 2015
Preceded by	Frank Whitehead
Personal details
Born	July 17, 1976 The Pas, Manitoba
Political party	New Democratic Party

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Amanda Lathlin	1,557	56.76	-16.84	$26,202.75
	Progressive Conservative	Jacob Nasekapow	817	29.78	+6.22	$31,878.68
	Liberal	Inez Vystrcil-Spence	369	13.45	+10.63	$2,941.26
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
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]

References

1. "NDP's Amanda Lathlin wins The Pas byelection". CBC News, April 22, 2015.
2. "Lathlin sworn in". Winnipeg Sun, May 4, 2015.
3. "The Pas byelection candidate wants to be role model for women". Thompson Citizen, April 10, 2015.
4. "Candidates: The Pas By-election". Elections Manitoba. 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.