Birth:
21 March 1960(Île-à-la-Crosse, Canada)
Introduction
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. He is a member of the provincial New Democratic Party.
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.
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 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, Global News.
|
2011 Saskatchewan general election
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
|
