Amber Jones
| Amber Jones | |
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 Ms. Jones attending a Green party event at the University of Regina. | |
| Leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan | |
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| Political party | Green Party of Saskatchewan |
Amber Jones is the former leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan serving in this office from 2008 until 2009.[1][2][3] Jones is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. She also unsuccessfully ran for the federal Green party in the 2008 federal election in the riding of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar. She placed third out of seven candidates winning 1,228 votes losing to Conservative party nominee, Kelly Block.
Electoral record
| Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar - Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | 12,166 | 45.4% | -0.2% | $78,169 | |
| New Democratic | Nettie Wiebe | 11,913 | 44.5% | +5.5% | $63,284 | |
| Green | Amber Jones | 1,228 | 4.6% | +2.1% | $8,174 | |
| Liberal | Roy Bluehorn | 1,176 | 4.4% | -7.7% | $10,785 | |
| Independent | Rick Barsky | 134 | 0.5% | +0.5% | N/A | |
| Christian Heritage | Marcel Bourassa | 111 | 0.4% | -0.5% | $50 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Stricker | 74 | 0.3% | +0.3% | $1,339 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 26,802 | 100.0% | $78,625 | |||
References
- ↑ "Sask. Green party leader calls for caution in oil patch". CBC News. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Children should be seen and heard". Canada.com. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "Green Party appeal broad, leader says". Canada.com. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
| Preceded by Sandra Finley |
Green Party of Saskatchewan leaders 2008-2009 |
Succeeded by Larissa Shasko |
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