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
MP
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
  1. "Winners declared for last 2 B.C. ridings, giving Liberals and NDP another seat each". CBC. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. "Barron elected Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP after mail-in ballots counted". Nanaimo Bulletin. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. "Mail-in ballots confirm NDP's Lisa Marie Barron as new Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP". NanaimoNewsNOW. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. Dale Smith, "The NDP's Randall Garrison discusses being a gay politician on Parliament Hill for over a decade". Xtra!, August 22, 2022.
  5. Dale Smith, "Queer MPs and senators across the political spectrum come together in Canadian Pride Caucus". Xtra!, January 5, 2023.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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