Georgina Jolibois
Canadian politician (born 1968)
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Georgina Jolibois (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election to represent the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[1][2] Jolibois sought re-election in the 2019 election but was defeated by her Conservative challenger Gary Vidal.
Georgina Jolibois | |
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| Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Gary Vidal |
| Mayor of La Loche | |
| In office 2003–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
Prior to her election, Jolibois served for twelve years as mayor of La Loche, Saskatchewan.[3] She also served ten years on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division Aboriginal Advisory Committee.[4]
Jolibois sponsored the private member's Bill C-369, which sought to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a legal holiday.[5] While the bill was not adopted, a similar bill was adopted in the subsequent parliament, making September 30 a legal holiday called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.[6][7]
In late 2021, Jolibois was named the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's candidate for the Athabasca by-election[8] to replace Buckley Belanger, which occurred on February 15, 2022. In an upset, she was defeated by the Saskatchewan Party's candidate Jim Lemaigre.
Personal information
Georgina Jolibois was born and raised in La Loche, Saskatchewan, near the Clearwater River Dene First Nation.[9] She has a degree from the University of Saskatchewan.[10] Before being elected into Parliament, Jolibois was the mayor of La Loche from 2003 to 2015, and she is also a member of the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities.[10] In 2015, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.[1][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
In 2015, Jolibois expressed her desire to run as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the upcoming 2015 Canadian Federal Elections for the Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River area.[10] This riding covers half of Saskatchewan's northern area and includes many small communities as well as First Nation reserves and fly-in-posts.[11]
Jolibois won her riding by only 82 votes over the Liberal candidate, Lawrence Joseph, and defeated incumbent Rob Clarke.[12] After a recount, it was found that Jolibois won by 82 votes over Joseph, not the previously recorded results of 71 votes.[12]
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gary Vidal | 11,531 | 42.30 | +12.17 | $64,212.77 | |||
| New Democratic | Georgina Jolibois | 7,741 | 28.40 | −5.75 | $89,787.05 | |||
| Liberal | Tammy Cook-Searson | 7,225 | 26.51 | −7.38 | $63,291.05 | |||
| Green | Sarah Kraynick | 543 | 1.99 | +0.17 | $1,816.39 | |||
| People's | Jerome Perrault | 217 | 0.80 | – | $2,050.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,257 | 99.21 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.79 | +0.49 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,473 | 57.25 | −7.47 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 47,985 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +8.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Georgina Jolibois | 10,319 | 34.15 | -11.23 | $26,597.41 | |||
| Liberal | Lawrence Joseph | 10,237 | 33.88 | +28.62 | $50,341.46 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Clarke | 9,105 | 30.14 | -16.75 | $83,236.17 | |||
| Green | Warren Koch | 552 | 1.83 | -0.64 | $1,984.03 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,213 | 99.70 | $228,699.20 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 91 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 30,304 | 64.72 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 46,824 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.76 | ||||||
| These results were subject to a judicial recount and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Georgina Jolibois over Lawrence Joseph increased from 71 votes to 82 votes as a result of the recount.[15] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||