Michael E. Mantha is a politician in

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, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the

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who was first elected in

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. He represents the riding of Algoma—Manitoulin.

Background

Prior to his election, Mantha was a staffer in the riding office of Carol Hughes, the federal Member of Parliament for

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. He lives in

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with his wife Pauline and their two sons.

Politics

Mantha ran in the 2011 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Algoma—Manitoulin. He defeated

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incumbent Mike Brown by 4,188 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Craig Hughson by 7,668 votes. Mantha was re-elected in the

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. He served the party's critic for a number of portfolios, including Northern Development and Mines, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and Northern Development and Tourism. Mantha has passed several pieces of important legislation, including a motion that was unanimously passed to create a

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strategy in Ontario.

Electoral record

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