OTTAWA — Quebec MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau is not closing the door on the idea of running for NDP leader.

Brosseau, who first made headlines in the 2011 election campaign over a vacation to Las Vegas, says she entered politics as a single mother who wanted to be part of the middle class.

The 31-year-old NDP critic for agriculture and agri-food recently backed Tom Mulcair’s bid to stay at the helm of the party though he was not successful in this attempt.

Mulcair’s leadership was flatly rejected at the party’s Edmonton convention this month, where 52% of delegates voted in favour of a leadership review.

Brosseau isn’t the first to muse openly about leadership aspirations.

Veteran B.C. MP Nathan Cullen says he is exploring with his family the idea of a leadership bid.

Cullen ran against Mulcair in the party’s 2012 leadership race following the death of leader Jack Layton.