Dougald Lamont

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Dougald Lamont
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Lamont in 2017
Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
In office
October 21, 2017 October 3, 2023
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Dougald Francis Lamont (born April 23, 1969) [1] is a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 2017 to 2023. [2] He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the constituency of St. Boniface from July 2018 to October 2023.

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Early life

Lamont holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English literature from the University of Manitoba. He was a vice-president of the University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association and a member of the University of Manitoba Board of Governors. Lamont worked as an instructor in government–business relations at the University of Winnipeg.

Political career

He ran for a seat in the Manitoba legislature in the 2003 provincial election, placing second in St. Boniface behind then-finance minister and future New Democratic Party of Manitoba leader and Premier Greg Selinger.

In 2013, Lamont was the runner-up in the Manitoba Liberal Party leadership election to Rana Bokhari.

Lamont has worked as an advisor to Jon Gerrard, Sharon Carstairs, MaryAnn Mihychuk, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, and Winnipeg City Council member John Orlikow. He served as co-chair of Ouellette's campaign to become Mayor of Winnipeg in 2014, and was director of communications for Ouellette's successful campaign to become Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre in 2015.

Lamont was elected Manitoba Liberal leader at the October 21, 2017 Liberal leadership election, defeating MLA Cindy Lamoureux on the second ballot by eight votes. [3] On July 17, 2018, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface in a by-election held after Greg Selinger resigned as the riding's MLA when he retired from politics. Following the by-election Lamont Was briefly leader of the Second Opposition, gaining official party status in the Manitoba Legislature

Lamont led the Manitoba Liberals into the 2019 provincial election. He was one of three Liberal MLAs returned, being re-elected in St. Boniface, while Gerrard was re-elected in River Heights and Lamoureux won in Tyndall Park.

Lamont led the Manitoba Liberals into the 2023 provincial election. He resigned as leader of the Manitoba Liberals with the loss of his seat in the 2023 election, which saw the Liberals reduced to a single seat (Lamoureux's).

Electoral record

2023 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Robert Loiselle 5,58553.38+23.51$26,407.59
Liberal Dougald Lamont 3,41332.62-9.06$14,316.61
Progressive Conservative Kiratveer Hayer1,39113.30-5.85$0.00
Communist Damon Bath730.70$106.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit10,46299.42$69,418.00
Total rejected and declined ballots610.58
Turnout10,52360.06+0.28
Eligible voters17,521
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +16.29
Source(s)
2019 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Dougald Lamont 4,15241.69-0.56$9,847.24
New Democratic Laurissa Sims2,97529.87+1.31$9,258.35
Progressive Conservative Megan Hoskins1,90719.15+5.91$894.61
Green Jaclyn Jeanson8458.48-7.46$0.00
Manitoba Forward Simone Fortier810.81New$0.00
Total9,96099.03
Rejected980.97+0.56
Turnout10,05859.78+12.88
Eligible voters16,824
Liberal hold Swing -0.94
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
Manitoba provincial by-election, 17 July 2018: St. Boniface
Resignation of Greg Selinger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Dougald Lamont2,62542.03+22.57$
New Democratic Blandine Tona1,77028.34-14.07$
Green Françoise Therrien Vrignon1,01716.28+4.02$
Progressive Conservative Mamadou Ka83413.35-12.52$
Total valid votes6,24699.62
Total rejected and declines votes240.38-1.24
Turnout6,27048.38-15.29
Electors on the lists12,960
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.32
2003 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Selinger 4,90474.34+17.77$18,257.78
Liberal Dougald Lamont 95214.43-16.71$5,020.72
Progressive Conservative Dan Zahari74111.23-1.05$769.27
Total valid votes6,597 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots38
Turnout6,635 52.19
Electors on the lists12,712

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