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Buckley Belanger

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Buckley Belanger
MP
Member of Parliament
for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 28, 2025
Preceded byGary Vidal
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Athabasca
In office
June 21, 1995 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byFrederick John Thompson
Succeeded byJim Lemaigre
Mayor of Île-à-la-Crosse
In office
1988–1994
Personal details
Born (1960-03-21) March 21, 1960 (age 65)
Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		Saskatchewan NDP (1998–2021)
Liberal Party of Saskatchewan (until 1998)
SpouseRebecca Pederson
Residence(s)Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
OccupationJournalist

Harold "Buckley" Belanger MP (born March 21, 1960) is a Canadian politician of Métis descent who has represented Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the House of Commons of Canada since 2025. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Saskatchewan’s Athabasca constituency from 1995 to 2021, initially elected as a Liberal before switching to the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1998.[1] In 2021, Belanger resigned as MLA to run federally as a Liberal in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River but lost to Conservative Gary Vidal. He ran again in 2025 and won, becoming the only Liberal MP from Saskatchewan in a predominantly Conservative province, projected to secure over 65% of the vote.[2] He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Career

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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.

Belanger was a candidate in the 2001 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election, which was held after Roy Romanow announced his intention to resign as premier and party leader. He placed seventh, and Lorne Calvert was subsequently elected leader.

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.[3] The federal Liberals again chose Belanger as their candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River ahead of the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4]

Personal life

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Belanger is Métis.[5]

Electoral history

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2025 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Buckley Belanger 5,876 65.09 +18.74
Conservative Jim Lemaigre 2,301 25.49 +1.92
New Democratic Doug Racine 850 9.42 –14.60
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 9,027 37.12
Eligible voters 24,317
Liberal notional hold Swing +8.41
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
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[8][9]

2020 Saskatchewan general election

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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

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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,[10] Global News.[11]

2011 Saskatchewan general election

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". esask.uregina.ca.
  2. ^ "Buckley Belanger sole Sask. Liberal in sea of blue".
  3. ^ "NDP MLA Buckley Belanger resigns from legislature to seek federal Liberal nomination". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  4. ^ "ACCLAMATION NOTICE – Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Liberal Party of Canada". liberal.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  5. ^ Sanders, Leanne (April 23, 2025). "3 Indigenous candidates, 3 different parties and why they think voters should choose them". Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Athabasca riding". Global News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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