Frank Whitehead
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for The Pas
In office
March 24, 2009  May 16, 2014
Preceded byOscar Lathlin
Succeeded byAmanda Lathlin
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
OccupationFirst Nations band chief

Frank Whitehead is a Canadian politician. Formerly a chief of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba and a political advisor to Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs head Ron Evans,[1] he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on March 24, 2009, representing the electoral district of The Pas as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.[2]

Whitehead was reelected in the 2011 general election.[1]

He resigned on May 16, 2014 citing health reasons.[1]

Electoral record

Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009: The Pas
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrank Whitehead2,94975.116.2525,898.41
Progressive ConservativeEdna Nabess72218.39-3.0631,676.75
LiberalMaurice Berens2556.50-3.199,255.99
Total valid votes 3,926
Rejected 23
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,33429.44
New Democratic hold Swing +4.66
Source(s)
Source: "2009 The Pas Byelection Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.

References


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