Buckley Belanger

Buckley Harold Belanger
MLA for Athabasca
Assumed office
1995
Personal details
Born (1960-03-21) March 21, 1960
Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
Political party New Democratic Party
Occupation Journalist

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.

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

Saskatchewan general election, 2016: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger 1,734
SaskatchewanPhilip Elliott 625
LiberalMichael Wolverine 267
GreenMax C.D. Morin 53
Total valid votes 100.0  
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[3] Global News.[4]

2011 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger 1,867 63.79 +4.38
SaskatchewanBobby Woods 1,021 34.88 +2.99
GreenGeorge Durocher 39 1.33 –1.88
Total valid votes 2,927100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.70

2007 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger 1,885 59.41 –10.58
SaskatchewanPhil Elliott 1,012 31.89 +8.54
LiberalMalvina Iron 174 5.48 –0.54
GreenSean Gilchrist 102 3.21
Total valid votes 3,173100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –9.56

2003 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2003: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger 2,407 69.99 –14.39
SaskatchewanGreg Ross 803 23.35 +20.80
LiberalPhilip Durocher 207 6.02 –7.05
Progressive ConservativeSean Gilchrist 22 0.64
Total valid votes 3,439100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –17.60

1999 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1999: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger 2,512 84.38 –9.26
LiberalAllan Adam 389 13.06 +8.84
SaskatchewanBert Roach 76 2.55 +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 Belanger 2,153 93.64 +53.43
LiberalWinston McKay 97 4.21 –41.37
SaskatchewanTyson Delorme 49 2.13
Total valid votes 2,299100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +47.40

1995 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1995: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBuckley Belanger 1,347 45.59 +40.85
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson 1,188 40.21 –43.58
IndependentJimmy Montgrand 390 13.20
Progressive ConservativeClay Poupart 29 0.98 –7.54
Total valid votes 2,954100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +42.22

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