Member of The Canadian House of Commons
Lamoureux resigned his provincial seat in 2010 to seek election to the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election that was held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis, who stepped down to run for mayor. He was elected over NDP candidate Kevin Chief, and re-elected in the 2011 Federal Election a few months later.
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