Nahanni Fontaine
Nahanni Fontaine | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gord Mackintosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Nahanni Fontaine (born 1971)[1] is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of St. Johns in the 2016 and 2019 elections.[2] She held the seat for the NDP after incumbent MLA Gord Mackintosh did not seek re-election.
Fontaine was interviewed for the Tina Fontaine episode the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network documentary series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Taken.[3]
Electoral record
| 2016 Manitoba general election: St. Johns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 2,358 | 37.05 | -28.05 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Judt | 1,869 | 29.37 | +7.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Noel Bernier | 1,465 | 23.02 | +17.53 | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth Puchailo | 671 | 10.54 | +4.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,363 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[4][5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair Google Books
- ^ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^
"Taken - Season 1". Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Thelma Favel (great aunt), Sargent John O'Donovan (Winnipeg Police) Cindy Guimonde (guidance councillor), Nahanni Fontaine (Special Advisor on Aboriginal Women's Issues for the Indigenous Issues Committee of Cabinet for Manitoba), Mary Wilson (Spiritual Advisor)
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
