Shane Jolley

Shane Jolley in 2011

Shane Jolley is a Canadian politician, previously the male deputy leader for the Green Party of Ontario.^[1] Jolley defeated three other candidates to be elected to the position at the party's annual convention in 2008,^[1] and served alongside Judy Smith Torrie, who is the party's female deputy leader.

In the 2007 provincial election, Jolley was the Green Party's candidate in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and came in second place with more than 33 per cent of the vote, giving Jolley the best finish of any Green Party candidate in a Canadian federal or provincial election at that time.^[2]

Jolley declined to run for the Green Party nomination for the 2011 election withdrawing from the race against West Grey councillor Don Marshall. Instead, Jolley will stand as an independent candidate in the 2011 election.^[3]

Electoral record

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound - Ontario general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Walker	19,567	47.37%	0.00%
	Liberal	Kevin Eccles	10,889	26.36%	0.00%
	New Democratic	Paul Johnstone	6,133	14.85%	-0.00%
	Green	Don Marshall	2,654	6.43%	0.00%
	Independent	Shane Jolley	1,478	0.00%	-0.00%
	Family Coalition	Joel Kidd	000	0.00%	-0.00%
	Libertarian	Jay Miller	000	0.00%	*

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound - Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Murdoch	21,156	46.61%	-5.46%
	Green	Shane Jolley	15,039	33.14%	+31.42%
	Liberal	Selwyn Hicks	6,774	14.93%	-18.27%
	New Democratic	Paul Johnstone	1,721	3.79%	-5.49%
	Family Coalition	Irma de Vries	550	1.21%	-1.21%
	Reform	William Cook	145	0.32%	*

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound - Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Larry Miller	25,133	48.18%	+3.18%	$72,117
	Liberal	Verona Jackson	14,378	27.56%	-8.21%	$52,377
	Green	Shane Jolley	6,735	12.91%	+8.74%	$17,349
	New Democratic	Jill McIllwraith	5,918	11.34%	-1.74%	$11,210

References

1. Jackson, Jonathon, "Jolley named deputy leader of Ontario Greens". Owen Sound Sun-Times, June 9, 2008, accessed 2008-06-09.
2. Peter Gorrie, "Green leader gets 71 per cent support; Endorsed by party, de Jong says his goal is to become premier". Toronto Star, November 26, 2007.
3. Jolley bows out, Marshall gets Green nod "Owen Sound Sun Times"