Harold "Buckley" Belanger (born March 21, 1960) is a Canadian provincial politician, who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Athabasca, in the north-western corner of the province.[1] He is a member of the provincial New Democratic Party and the federal Liberal Party of Canada.
Buckley Belanger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Athabasca | |
| In office June 21, 1995 – August 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick John Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Jim Lemaigre |
| Dean of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
| In office October 26, 2020 – August 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dan D'Autremont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1960 Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations | Saskatchewan NDP (1998–2021) Liberal Party of Saskatchewan (until 1998) |
| Residence(s) | Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Career edit
He was originally elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1995 general election as a Liberal member. He left the party to join the NDP in 1998, recontesting his seat in a by-election in which he attained 93.64 per cent of the vote, the second highest margin of victory ever attained by an electoral candidate in the province.[citation needed] Belanger has been re-elected in every election since then, most recently in the 2020 general election, in which he was re-elected with a majority of 618.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Belanger served as mayor of Île-à-la-Crosse, and worked as a journalist and administrator for MBC Radio. On August 15, 2021 he resigned from the legislature to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election, as a federal Liberal in the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River. He was defeated by Conservative candidate Gary Vidal.[2]
Electoral history edit
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Gary Vidal | 10,036 | 48.8 | +6.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Buckley Belanger | 5,533 | 26.8 | +0.3 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harmonie King | 3,548 | 17.2 | -11.4 | ||||
| People's | Dezirae Reddekopp | 1,002 | 4.9 | +4.1 | ||||
| Independent | Stephen King | 240 | 1.2 | – | ||||
| Green | Nasser Dean Chalifoux | 215 | 1.0 | -1.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,574 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 127 | 0.6 | -0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,701 | 44.8 | -12.5 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 46,257 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
2020 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 1,730 | 56.81 | -7.86 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Kelly Kwan | 1,112 | 36.52 | +12.80 | ||||
| Green | Leroy Laliberte | 204 | 6.70 | +4.75 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,045 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 0.00 | – | ||||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,053 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News | ||||||||
2016 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 1,734 | 64.7% | – | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Philip Elliott | 625 | 23.3% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Michael Wolverine | 267 | 9.9% | – | ||||
| Green | Max C.D. Morin | 53 | 1.9% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[5] Global News.[6] | ||||||||
2011 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 2011 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 1,867 | 63.79 | +4.38 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bobby Woods | 1,021 | 34.88 | +2.99 | ||||
| Green | George Durocher | 39 | 1.33 | –1.88 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,927 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.70 | ||||||
2007 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 2007 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 1,885 | 59.41 | –10.58 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Phil Elliott | 1,012 | 31.89 | +8.54 | ||||
| Liberal | Malvina Iron | 174 | 5.48 | –0.54 | ||||
| Green | Sean Gilchrist | 102 | 3.21 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,173 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –9.56 | ||||||
2003 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 2,407 | 69.99 | –14.39 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Greg Ross | 803 | 23.35 | +20.80 | ||||
| Liberal | Philip Durocher | 207 | 6.02 | –7.05 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Gilchrist | 22 | 0.64 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,439 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –17.60 | ||||||
1999 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 1999 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 2,512 | 84.38 | –9.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Allan Adam | 389 | 13.06 | +8.84 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bert Roach | 76 | 2.55 | +0.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,977 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –9.05 | ||||||
1998 Athabasca by-election edit
| Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 26 October 1998: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Buckley Belanger | 2,153 | 93.64 | +53.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Winston McKay | 97 | 4.21 | –41.37 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Tyson Delorme | 49 | 2.13 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,299 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +47.40 | ||||||
1995 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 1995 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Buckley Belanger | 1,347 | 45.59 | +40.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Frederick John Thompson | 1,188 | 40.21 | –43.58 | ||||
| Independent | Jimmy Montgrand | 390 | 13.20 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clay Poupart | 29 | 0.98 | –7.54 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,954 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +42.22 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/belanger_buckley_1960-.html
- ^ "NDP MLA Buckley Belanger resigns from legislature to seek federal Liberal nomination". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Athabasca riding". Global News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links edit
- Buckley Belanger - Saskatchewan New Democrat caucus website
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