Georgina Jolibois (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

2015 Canadian federal election The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister. The election was held to elect ...

to represent the riding of

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canad ...

during the

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. Jolibois sought re-election in the 2019 election but was defeated by her Conservative challenger

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. Prior to her election, Jolibois served for twelve years as mayor of

La Loche La Loche () is a village in northwest Saskatchewan. It is located at the end of Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest. La Loche had a population of 2,827 in 2016 and is within the Northern Saskatchewan Admini ...

, Saskatchewan. She also served ten years on the

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"F" Division Aboriginal Advisory Committee. Jolibois sponsored the private member's Bill C-369, which sought to make

National Indigenous Peoples Day National Aboriginal Day (informally National Indigenous Peoples Day) is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. The day was first celebrated in 199 ...

a legal holiday. 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. In late 2021, Jolibois was named the

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's candidate for the

Athabasca by-election A by-election was held in the provincial district of Athabasca in Saskatchewan on February 15, 2022, following the resignation of incumbent New Democrat MLA Buckley Belanger. After 16 years in Parliament, Belanger resigned from the legislatur ...

to replace

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, which occurred on February 15, 2022. In an upset, she was defeat by the Saskatchewan Party's candidate.

Personal information

Georgina Jolibois was born and raised in

, Saskatchewan, near the Clearwater River Dene First Nation. She has a degree from the University of Saskatchewan. 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. In 2015, she was elected as the

area representative in Parliament.

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. This riding covers half of Saskatchewan's northern area and includes many small communities as well as First Nation reserves and fly-in-posts. Jolibois won her riding by only 71 votes over the Liberal candidate, Lawrence Joseph, and defeated incumbent Rob Clarke. After a recount, it was found that Jolibois won by 82 votes over Joseph, not the previously recorded results of 71 votes.

Electoral record

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