Amanda Lathlin (born July 17, 1976) is a

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politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a

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on April 22, 2015."NDP's Amanda Lathlin wins The Pas byelection"
CBC News, April 22, 2015. She represents the constituency of The Pas-Kameesak as a member of the

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. She is the daughter of

Oscar Lathlin Oscar Lathlin (May 20, 1947 – November 1, 2008) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Gary Doer. Biography Life and career Lathlin was born and raised at the Opaskwaya ...

, who represented

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in the provincial legislature from 1990 to 2008, and is the first

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woman ever elected to the provincial legislature. 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 The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (; OCN, Cree: ᐅᐸᐢᑿᔭᐠ , ''opâskwêyâhk'', meaning: at the wooded narrows) is a First Nations band government in Manitoba, Canada. Most of the on-reserve population lives near The Pas on the OCN 21E reser ...

."The Pas byelection candidate wants to be role model for women"
'' Thompson Citizen'', April 10, 2015.

Electoral record

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