Amanda Lathlin

Amanda Lathlin (born July 17, 1976) 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	(1976-07-17) July 17, 1976 (age 49) The Pas, Manitoba
Political party	New Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Manitoba (BA)

She is the daughter of Oscar Lathlin, who represented The Pas in the provincial legislature from 1990 to 2008,^[1] and is the first First Nations woman ever elected to the provincial legislature.^[2] In the 2019 election, after The Pas riding was redistributed, she won the newly created riding of The Pas-Kameesak.

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

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election: The Pas-Kameesak
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Amanda Lathlin	3,522	67.18	+9.27	$13,310.33
	Progressive Conservative	Alan McLauchlan	1,506	28.72	+4.40	$25,109.47
	Liberal	Alvina Rundle	215	4.10	+0.71	$4,535.93
Total valid votes/expense limit			5,243	99.62	–	$38,388.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			20	0.38	–
Turnout			5,263	53.53	+10.48
Eligible voters			9,834
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+2.44
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba[4][5][6]

v t e 2019 Manitoba general election: The Pas-Kameesak
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Amanda Lathlin	3,180	57.90	+19.1	$9,983.35
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Evans	1,336	24.33	-13.2	none listed
	Green	Ralph McLean	790	14.38	+11.1	$1,993.53
	Liberal	Ken Brandt	186	3.39	-15.9	$0.00
Total valid votes			5,492	–
Rejected			27	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,823	43.04
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+16.1
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, April 21, 2015: The Pas Resignation of Frank Whitehead
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	–	–
Rejected			10	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,111	20.92	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-11.53
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba[7][8]