Lois Boone

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 by	Bruce Strachan
Succeeded by	Shirley Bond
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly; for Prince George North
	In office; October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991
Preceded by	John Heinrich
Succeeded by	Paul Ramsey
Minister of Government Services of British Columbia
	In office; November 5, 1991 – September 15, 1993
Premier	Michael Harcourt
Preceded by	Caroline Mary Gran
Succeeded by	Robin Blencoe
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of British Columbia
	In office; February 28, 1996 – June 17, 1996
Premier	Glen Clark
Preceded by	Sue Hammell
Succeeded by	Dan Miller
Minister of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia
	In office; June 17, 1996 – February 18, 1998
Premier	Glen Clark
Preceded by	Corky Evans
Succeeded by	Harry Lali
Minister of Children and Families of British Columbia
	In office; February 18, 1998 – February 24, 2000
Premier	Glen Clark
Preceded by	Penny Priddy
Succeeded by	Gretchen Brewin
7th Deputy Premier of British Columbia
	In office; August 25, 1999 – February 24, 2000
Premier	Dan Miller
Preceded by	Dan Miller
Succeeded by	Joy MacPhail
Personal details
Born	April 26, 1947 (age 77); Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	New 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

v t e 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

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

[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

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