A Vernon social worker will represent Okanagan -Shuswap Liberals in the next federal election. Janna Francis went unopposed to win the nomination. Francis is currently the president of the local Liberal Association, and previously ran for the Liberals in Kelowna in 1997. The nomination process created some controversy after Liberal officials admitted they wanted a female candidate, which led to Shuswap resident Jake Ootes backing out. The move was made after leader Stephane Dion set a goal of having one third female candidates. Francis joins incumbent MP Colin Mayes of the Conservatives, Alice Brown of the NDP and Hugette Allen of the Green Party as declared candidates for the next election.
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Results of 1997 General Election Kelowna
| 1997 GE | |||||||||
| Ref | 25,246 | 50.0% | SCHMIDT, Werner | M | Kelowna | ||||
| Lib | 11,306 | 22.4% | FRANCIS, Janna | F | Kelowna | Social Worker | |||
| PC | 8,477 | 16.8% | HORNING, Al | M | Kelowna | Realtor | |||
| NDP | 3,838 | 7.6% | STEELE, Fred | M | Kelowna | Public Relations | |||
| Grn | 1,612 | 3.2% | HUGHES, David | M | Kelowna | Environmental Home Inspector | |||
1 comment:
Does she live in the riding?Does she intend to campaign unlike Baumborough who did nothing except worry about herself?
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