Lisa Marie Barron Explained

Lisa Marie Barron
Parliament1:	Canadian
Term Start1:	September 20, 2021
Predecessor1:	Paul Manly
Nationality:	Canadian
Party:	New Democratic Party

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winners declared for last 2 B.C. ridings, giving Liberals and NDP another seat each . CBC . September 24, 2021 . September 24, 2021.
2. Web site: Barron elected Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP after mail-in ballots counted . Nanaimo Bulletin . September 24, 2021 . September 25, 2021.
3. News: Mail-in ballots confirm NDP's Lisa Marie Barron as new Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP . September 27, 2021 . NanaimoNewsNOW . September 24, 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.