Jo-Ann Roberts

Jo-Ann Roberts
Leader of the Green Party Interim
Incumbent
Assumed office November 4, 2019
Deputy	Daniel Green
Preceded by	Elizabeth May
Succeeded by	TBD
Deputy Leader of the Green Party
In office March 19, 2018 – November 4, 2019 Serving with Daniel Green
Leader	Elizabeth May
Preceded by	Adriane Carr
Succeeded by	Daniel Green
Personal details
Born	1956 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Green
Spouse(s)	Ken Kelly
Residence	Halifax
Alma mater	Mount Allison University, Carleton University
Occupation	Journalist, politician

Jo-Ann Roberts is a Canadian journalist and politician who currently serves as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada since November 4, 2019, having been appointed by Elizabeth May upon her immediate resignation. She previously served as the deputy leader since 2018 and was a broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Biography

Jo-Ann Roberts is an award-winning, veteran journalist. She began her career as a TV and radio reporter in Saint John, NB. She was a host on CBC Radio for 20 years, 10 years with Information Morning in Moncton and then 10 years on the other side of the country as the host of the afternoon show for Vancouver Island. She covered the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and received a national award for being part of the team covering the Stanley Cup Riots. She is an expert on public broadcasting and has taught at the university level and provided workshops on media literacy. She has also worked in communications in Sackville, NB, and Winnipeg, MB, where along with two partners, she owned and operated MRC, a media relations and training company. Jo-Ann was a candidate for the Green Party of Canada in Victoria in the last federal election. Since then she continues to work on issues affecting climate change, housing, democratic reform and income inequality. After her career in broadcasting she was the Community Relations and Advancement Consultant for Threshold Housing Society, serving homeless youth, and served as a board member of The Victoria Foundation, Literacy Victoria and Mount St. Mary Hospital. Jo-Ann now lives in Halifax with her husband Ken Kelly, an urban planner. They have four children and one grandchild.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2019: Halifax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andy Fillmore	23,681	42.48	−9.25
	New Democratic	Christine Saulnier	16,747	30.04	−6.09
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	8,013	14.37	+11.08
	Conservative	Bruce Holland	6,456	11.58	+2.97
	People's	Duncan McGenn	633	1.14	–
	Animal Protection	Bill Wilson	222	0.40	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,752	100.0		$102,876.75
Total rejected ballots			361	0.64	+0.15
Turnout			56,113	75.04	+0.36
Eligible voters			74,778
Source: Elections Canada

Canadian federal election, 2015: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Murray Rankin	30,397	42.28	-8.50	$222,151.95
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	23,666	32.92	+21.31	$147,733.88
	Liberal	Cheryl Thomas	8,489	11.81	-2.18	$36,199.72
	Conservative	John Rizzuti	8,480	11.79	-11.83	$72,891.79
	Libertarian	Art Lowe	539	0.75	+0.26	$900.00
	Animal Alliance	Jordan Reichert	200	0.28	–	$10,110.17
	Independent	Saul Andersen	124	0.17	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			71,895	100.00		$234,268.29
Total rejected ballots			241	0.33
Turnout			72,136	77.92
Eligible voters			92,574
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-14.90
Source: Elections Canada

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