Buckley Belanger

Buckley Harold Belanger (born March 21, 1960) is a Canadian provincial politician, who serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Athabasca, in north-western corner of the province.[1] He is a member of the provincial New Democratic Party.

Buckley Harold Belanger

Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Athabasca
Assumed office
June 21, 1995
Preceded byFrederick John Thompson
Dean of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Assumed office
October 26, 2020
Preceded byDan D'Autremont
Personal details
Born (1960-03-21) March 21, 1960
Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceÎle-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
OccupationJournalist

Career

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. Belanger has been re-elected in every election since then, most recently in the 2016 general election, in which he was re-elected with a majority of 1,109.[2]

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.

Electoral history

2016 Saskatchewan general election

2016 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,73464.7%
SaskatchewanPhilip Elliott62523.3%
LiberalMichael Wolverine2679.9%
GreenMax C.D. Morin531.9%
Total valid votes 100.0  
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[3] Global News.[4]

2011 Saskatchewan general election

2011 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,86763.79+4.38
SaskatchewanBobby Woods1,02134.88+2.99
GreenGeorge Durocher391.33–1.88
Total valid votes 2,927100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.70

2007 Saskatchewan general election

2007 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,88559.41–10.58
SaskatchewanPhil Elliott1,01231.89+8.54
LiberalMalvina Iron1745.48–0.54
GreenSean Gilchrist1023.21
Total valid votes 3,173100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –9.56

2003 Saskatchewan general election

2003 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger2,40769.99–14.39
SaskatchewanGreg Ross80323.35+20.80
LiberalPhilip Durocher2076.02–7.05
Progressive ConservativeSean Gilchrist220.64
Total valid votes 3,439100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –17.60

1999 Saskatchewan general election

1999 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger2,51284.38–9.26
LiberalAllan Adam38913.06+8.84
SaskatchewanBert Roach762.55+0.42
Total valid votes 2,977100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –9.05

1998 Athabasca by-election

Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 26 October 1998: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger2,15393.64+53.43
LiberalWinston McKay974.21–41.37
SaskatchewanTyson Delorme492.13
Total valid votes 2,299100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +47.40

1995 Saskatchewan general election

1995 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBuckley Belanger1,34745.59+40.85
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson1,18840.21–43.58
IndependentJimmy Montgrand39013.20
Progressive ConservativeClay Poupart290.98–7.54
Total valid votes 2,954100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +42.22

References

  1. http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/belanger_buckley_1960-.html
  2. "Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Athabasca riding". Global News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Athabasca riding". Global News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.


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