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

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to represent the riding of

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Geogra ...

during the

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

Gary Vidal Gary Vidal (born in 1965) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 Canadian federal election The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on ...

. 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 Adminis ...

, 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

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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 to replace

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, which occurred on February 15, 2022. In an upset, she was defeated by the

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's candidate Jim Lemaigre.

Personal information

Georgina Jolibois was born and raised in

, Saskatchewan, near the Clearwater River Dene First Nation. She has a degree from the

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. 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 Member of Parliament for

2015 Canadian federal election

In 2015, Jolibois expressed her desire to run as a candidate for the

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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 82 votes over the Liberal candidate, Lawrence Joseph, and defeated incumbent

Rob Clarke Robert G. Clarke (born March 2, 1967) is a politician and career Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. He was the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the March 17, 2008 federal by-election ...

. 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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