Buckley Belanger
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Athabasca
In office
June 21, 1995 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byFrederick John Thompson
Succeeded byJim Lemaigre
Dean of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
October 26, 2020 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byDan D'Autremont
Personal details
Born (1960-03-21) March 21, 1960
Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		Saskatchewan NDP (1998–2021)
Liberal Party of Saskatchewan (until 1998)
Residence(s)Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
OccupationJournalist

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.

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 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

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGary Vidal10,03648.8+6.5
LiberalBuckley Belanger5,53326.8+0.3
New DemocraticHarmonie King3,54817.2-11.4
People'sDezirae Reddekopp1,0024.9+4.1
IndependentStephen King2401.2–
GreenNasser Dean Chalifoux2151.0-1.0
Total valid votes 20,574
Total rejected ballots 1270.6-0.2
Turnout 20,70144.8-12.5
Eligible voters 46,257
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

2020 Saskatchewan general election

2020 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,73056.81-7.86
SaskatchewanKelly Kwan1,11236.52+12.80
GreenLeroy Laliberte2046.70+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

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,[5] Global News.[6]

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. ↑ "NDP MLA Buckley Belanger resigns from legislature to seek federal Liberal nomination". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Athabasca riding". Global News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.


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