Sterling Belliveau
Sterling Belliveau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Queens-Shelburne Shelburne (2006-2013) | |
| In office June 13, 2006 – May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil O'Donnell |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office June 19, 2009 – October 22, 2013 | |
| Premier | Darrell Dexter |
| Preceded by | David Morse |
| Succeeded by | Randy Delorey |
| Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture | |
| In office June 19, 2009 – October 22, 2013 | |
| Premier | Darrell Dexter |
| Preceded by | Ron Chisholm |
| Succeeded by | Keith Colwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1953 |
| Political party | NDP |
| Residence(s) | Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | fisherman |
Sterling William Wallace Belliveau (born August 5, 1953) is a Canadian politician. Belliveau represented the electoral district of Shelburne (now Queens-Shelburne) in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006-2017 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Early life
Belliveau grew up in Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia and was previously a self-employed fisherman.
Political career
Municipal politics
Belliveau served for three terms as a municipal councilor representing District 1 (Charlesville, Forbes Point and Woods Harbour) on the municipal council for the Municipality of the District of Barrington; two of those terms he served as warden.
Provincial politics
In 2006 Belliveau successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Shelburne. He was elected in the 2006 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Eddie Nickerson by 65 votes.[1][2] He was re-elected in the 2009 provincial election, receiving 55.41% of the votes and increasing his vote to 2,207 over his closest challenger.[3][4] Belliveau's riding was abolished in the 2012 electoral boundary review. Belliveau was re-elected in the 2013 provincial election representing the new riding of Queens-Shelburne where he received 37.1% of the votes with a margin of 381 votes over his closest challenger.
On June 19, 2009 Belliveau was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, serving as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture as well as Minister of Environment.[5] He served in the Executive Council until October 22, 2013.
In June 2016, Belliveau announced that he is not reoffering in the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.[6]
Personal life
He is married to Luella Jean (Cameron) and they have two adult children and one grandchild.
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Sterling Belliveau | 3,066 | 37.10 | N/A | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Inglis | 2,685 | 32.49 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Benson Frail | 2,302 | 27.86 | N/A | |
| Green | Madeline Taylor | 211 | 2.55 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Sterling Belliveau | 3844 | 55.41 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Nickerson | 1637 | 23.59 | ||
| Liberal | Darian Huskilson | 1356 | 19.54 | ||
| Green | Robin Smith | 101 | 1.46 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Sterling Belliveau | 2438 | 36.27 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Nickerson | 2373 | 35.00 | ||
| Liberal | Kirk Cox | 1790 | 26.63 | ||
| Green | Derek Jones | 141 | 2.1 | – | |
References
- ^ "Tightest races: Queens, Hants West, Shelburne". CBC News. June 14, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 2006 (Shelburne)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Votes 2009 - Shelburne". CBC. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 2009 (Shelburne)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Atlantic Canada's 1st NDP government takes office in Nova Scotia". CBC News. June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Queens Shelburne MLA Sterling Belliveau announces he won't run again". Queen's County Advance. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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