Eloise Jones (politician)

Eloise May Jones (née Shaver; September 7, 1917 – March 8, 2004) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saskatoon in the House of Commons of Canada from 1964 to 1965.

Eloise May Jones
Member of Parliament for Saskatoon
In office
1964–1965
Preceded byHenry Jones
Succeeded byLewis Brand
Personal details
Born(1917-09-07)September 7, 1917
Avonmore, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 8, 2004(2004-03-08) (aged 86)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupationpsychiatrist

She won the seat in a by-election on June 22, 1964, following the death of Henry Jones, her husband and the district's incumbent Member of Parliament. She defeated Liberal candidate Sidney Buckwold, a mayor of Saskatoon who had also lost to Henry Jones in the 1963 election. She sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.

Jones did not stand for reelection in the 1965 election, returning instead to her work as a psychiatrist.

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