Cindy Lamoureux Explained

Office:Interim Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
Term Start:October 17, 2023
Predecessor:Dougald Lamont
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Tyndall Park
Burrows 2016-2019
Term Start1:September 10, 2019
Predecessor1:Ted Marcelino
Term Start2:April 19, 2016
Term End2:September 10, 2019
Predecessor2:Melanie Wight
Successor2:Diljeet Brar
Party:Liberal
Residence:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Birth Date:13 November 1991
Parents:Kevin Lamoureux (father)
Education:University of Winnipeg

Cindy Lamoureux (born November 13, 1991) is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Burrows in the 2016 election.[1]

She defeated NDP incumbent Melanie Wight, who had held the riding since the 2011 election.[2] Elected at age 24, she was the youngest MLA in Manitoba upon her election.[3] Lamoureux was appointed interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party on October 17th 2023 after she was the only Liberal to hold her seat in the 2023 Manitoba general election.

Early life and education

Lamoureux is from an active political family in western Canada. She is the daughter of federal Member of Parliament Kevin Lamoureux, and her uncle Darrin Lamoureux previously served as the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.

Her first job was at Blockbuster. She received her education at the University of Winnipeg.

Political career

On April 21, 2017, she announced that she was running to become the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party.[4] Former Manitoba Liberal leader and longtime MLA Jon Gerrard and entrepreneur and teacher Dougald Lamont also contested the leadership. Lamoureux led on the first ballot at the leadership election but lost to Lamont on the second ballot.

She was reelected in the 2019 Manitoba general election, in which she shifted from Burrows to the neighbouring constituency of Tyndall Park. Gerrard and Lamont were the only other two Liberals elected, winning their respective constituencies of River Heights and St. Boniface. In the 2023 Manitoba general election, Lamoureux was reelected, Gerrard and Lamont were defeated, and no other Liberal was elected, leaving Lamoureux the only Liberal member of the legislature.[5]

On October 17, 2023, she was appointed as the interim leader of the Manitoba Liberals.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Manitoba election results. 20 April 2016. Global News. 19 April 2016. 19 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419221427/http://globalnews.ca/news/2647832/manitoba-election-results-2016-a-live-riding-by-riding-breakdown-of-the-vote/. live.
  2. Web site: Cindy Lamoureux steals Burrows from NDP. Winnipeg Free Press. 19 April 2016. 24 May 2016. 24 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524130100/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/provincial-election/Cindy-Lamoureux-steals-Burrows-from-NDP-376303731.html. live.
  3. Web site: Dawkins . Glen . 2016-05-14 . 20 Questions with Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux . 2023-10-03 . Winnipeg Sun . 2021-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304224849/https://winnipegsun.com/2016/05/14/20-questions-with-liberal-mla-cindy-lamoureux . live .
  4. Web site: Cindy Lamoureux makes leadership bid for Manitoba Liberals . CBC News . 21 April 2017 . 21 April 2017 . 21 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421220917/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cindy-lamoureux-manitoba-liberal-leader-candidate-1.4079588 . live .
  5. Web site: Lefebvre . Charles . 2023-10-03 . Cindy Lamoureux holds onto seat for Manitoba Liberals . 2023-10-04 . Winnipeg . en . 2023-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231009085114/https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/cindy-lamoureux-holds-onto-seat-for-manitoba-liberals-1.6587909 . live .
  6. Web site: Thompson . Sam . Cindy Lamoureux, sole Manitoba Liberal left in the legislature, appointed interim party leader . . . 17 October 2023 . 18 October 2023 . 18 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018071932/https://globalnews.ca/news/10030040/cindy-lamoureux-manitoba-liberal-interim-leader/ . live .