Georgina Jolibois

Georgina Jolibois
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Rob Clarke
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 50–51) La Loche, Saskatchewan
Political party	New Democratic Party

Georgina Jolibois MP (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Prior to her election Jolibois served for twelve years as mayor of La Loche. She also served nine years on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee, working with law enforcement and other community partners to build safer communities in the North.

Jolibois sponsored the private member bill C-369 which sought to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a legal holiday.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Georgina Jolibois	10,319	34.15%	-11.23	–
	Liberal	Lawrence Joseph	10,237	33.88%	+28.61	–
	Conservative	Rob Clarke	9,105	30.14%	-16.74	–
	Green	Warren Koch	552	1.83%	-0.64	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			30,213	100.0		$227,329.67
Total rejected ballots			91	–	–
Turnout			30,303	68.37%	–
Eligible voters			44,320
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.
	New Democratic gain from Conservative		Swing		-5.51
Source: Elections Canada

External links

• Georgina Jolibois – Parliament of Canada biography