Lois Boone

Lois Boone
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Prince George-Mount Robson
In office
October 17, 1991 – May 16, 2001
Preceded byBruce Strachan
Succeeded byShirley Bond
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Prince George North
In office
October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991
Preceded byJohn Heinrich
Succeeded byPaul Ramsey
Minister of Government Services of British Columbia
In office
November 5, 1991 – September 15, 1993
PremierMichael Harcourt
Preceded byCaroline Mary Gran
Succeeded byRobin Blencoe
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of British Columbia
In office
February 28, 1996 – June 17, 1996
PremierGlen Clark
Preceded bySue Hammell
Succeeded byDan Miller
Minister of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia
In office
June 17, 1996 – February 18, 1998
PremierGlen Clark
Preceded byCorky Evans
Succeeded byHarry Lali
Minister of Children and Families of British Columbia
In office
February 18, 1998 – February 24, 2000
PremierGlen Clark
Preceded byPenny Priddy
Succeeded byGretchen Brewin
7th Deputy Premier of British Columbia
In office
August 25, 1999 – February 24, 2000
PremierDan Miller
Preceded byDan Miller
Succeeded byJoy MacPhail
Personal details
Born (1947-04-26) April 26, 1947 (age 77)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Prince George, British Columbia

Lois Ruth Boone (born April 26, 1947) is a Canadian politician. She served as MLA for Prince George North from 1986 to 1991, and Prince George-Mount Robson from 1991 to 2001, in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1]

Career

Boone held a number of brief positions in the Executive Council of British Columbia, including Minister of Government Services, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Transportation and Highways. Later government roles included the Minister for Children and Families and Deputy Premier.

After stepping down from provincial politics, Boone was re-elected as a school trustee for School District #57. In October 2010, she announced she would seek the NDP nomination in the by-election in the federal riding of Prince George-Peace River.

At the November 23, 2010 School District #57 public board meeting, she announced she would not be seeking renewal of her position as vice-chair of the board nor would she be seeking re-election as a trustee. She stated that her decision predated her decision to enter federal politics and was due to the unease she felt over being a part of so many school closure decisions and an unwillingness to continue to "do the government's dirty work".[2]

Federal politics

On May 2, 2011, she was defeated by Conservative Party member, Bob Zimmer, in the federal Canadian election by 62% to 25%.

Partial electoral results

2011 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Bob Zimmer 23,946 62.12 −1.47 $81,669
New Democratic Lois Boone 9,876 25.62 +8.04 $38,397
Green Hilary Crowley 2,301 5.97 −4.44 $11,625
Liberal Ben Levine 2,008 5.21 −3.20 $9,197
Pirate Jeremy Cote 415 1.08 –
Total valid votes 38,546 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 125 0.32 −0.03
Turnout 38,671 54.08 +5
Eligible voters 71,507
Conservative hold Swing −4.76

References

  1. ^ Women Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ School District 57 Public Board Meeting Minutes Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine