Georgina Jolibois


Georgina Jolibois 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, serving until her defeat in 2019..
Prior to her election, Jolibois served for twelve years as mayor of La Loche, Saskatchewan. She also served ten years on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division Aboriginal Advisory Committee.
Jolibois sponsored the private member's Bill C-369, which sought to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a legal holiday.

Personal Information

Georgina Jolibois was born and raised in La Loche, 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 2003–2015, and she is also a member of the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities. In 2015, she was elected as the Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River 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