Lamoureux back in Inkster
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This article was published 04/06/2003 (8422 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
LIBERAL Kevin Lamoureux has easily won back Inkster, the north-end riding he held for 11 years.
“Last night I didn’t get much sleep, so this could get teary if I’m not careful,” said Lamoureux, as he teetered on a kitchen table to address his packed campaign headquarters.
Last night, Lamoureux easily beat his NDP challenger by about 800 votes. He held the working-class riding until NDP Labour Minister Becky Barrett stole it by a mere 143 votes in 1999.
Barrett did not run in yesterday’s election, making way for Lamoureux’s comeback. His win doubles the number of Grits in the legislature and re-teams him with Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard.
Last night, as the polls rolled in showing him well ahead of his NDP rival, ex-Winnipeg School Board chairman Mario Santos, Lamoureux took a congratulatory call from federal MP Reg Alcock. Meanwhile, gleeful workers munched on several ethnic dishes — a sign of Lamoureux’s support from the Sikh and Filipino communities.
Among Lamoureux’s backers was rookie city councillor Mike Pagtakhan, the nephew of federal Veterans Affairs Minister Rey Pagtakhan, and a skilled grassroots campaign organizer.
Lamoureux said he will focus on health care and a provincial photo-radar program, which he said his constituents support.
“We want to be able to hold the government accountable even better than we have been for the last four years,” he added.
Santos said he ran a clean campaign but started from behind.
“Mr. Lamoureux (was) here for 11 years,” said Santos. “He had people campaigning for him. He had a lot of support. He should be congratulated for his win.”
maryagnes.welch@freepress.mb.ca
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