Lisa Marie Barron

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]

Lisa Marie Barron
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byPaul Manly
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democratic Party

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
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLisa Marie Barron19,82628.8+5.2
ConservativeTamara Kronis18,62727.1+1.2
GreenPaul Manly17,64025.7-8.9
LiberalMichelle Corfield9,31413.5-0.1
People'sStephen Welton3,3584.9+3.4
Total valid votes 68,76599.6
Total rejected ballots 2770.4
Turnout 69,04264.0
Eligible voters 107,926
New Democratic gain from Green Swing +2.0
Source: Elections Canada[6]

References

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