Canadian politician
Lisa Marie Barron is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. She was elected to represent the riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1][2] She is a member of the New Democratic Party. Before she won election at the federal level, Barron was a School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith board trustee and an employee of local public schools.[3]
She is out as bisexual,[4] and is a member of the Canadian Pride Caucus, a non-partisan committee of Canada's LGBTQ MPs and senators.[5]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Nanaimo—Ladysmith
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
|
Expenditures
|
|
|
New Democratic |
Lisa Marie Barron |
19,826 |
28.8 |
+5.2 |
$79,614.79
|
|
|
Conservative |
Tamara Kronis |
18,627 |
27.1 |
+1.2 |
$134,837.55
|
|
|
Green |
Paul Manly |
17,640 |
25.7 |
-8.9 |
$118,140.35
|
|
|
Liberal |
Michelle Corfield |
9,314 |
13.5 |
-0.1 |
$33,839.39
|
|
|
People's |
Stephen Welton |
3,358 |
4.9 |
+3.4 |
$8,293.38
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit
|
68,765 |
99.6 |
– |
$133,040.55
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
277 |
0.4
|
| Turnout
|
69,042 |
64.0
|
| Eligible voters
|
107,926
|
|
|
New Democratic gain from Green
|
Swing
|
+2.0
|
| Source: Elections Canada[6]
|
References
- ^ "Winners declared for last 2 B.C. ridings, giving Liberals and NDP another seat each". CBC. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Barron elected Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP after mail-in ballots counted". Nanaimo Bulletin. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Mail-in ballots confirm NDP's Lisa Marie Barron as new Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP". NanaimoNewsNOW. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ Dale Smith, "The NDP's Randall Garrison discusses being a gay politician on Parliament Hill for over a decade". Xtra!, August 22, 2022.
- ^ Dale Smith, "Queer MPs and senators across the political spectrum come together in Canadian Pride Caucus". Xtra!, January 5, 2023.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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