Dennis Bevington
Dennis Fraser Bevington | |
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| Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ethel Blondin-Andrew |
| Succeeded by | Michael McLeod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1953 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Joan Bevington |
| Residence(s) | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories |
| Profession | Administrator, businessman, manager |
Dennis Fraser Bevington (born March 27, 1953) is a politician from the Northwest Territories, and was the member of Parliament for the riding of Northwest Territories from 2006 until 2015. Born in Fort Smith, he served as mayor from 1988 to 1997. During Bevington's term at the head of council, Fort Smith recognized the Chipewyan and Cree languages, making the town officially quadrilingual.
A businessman, Bevington has long been active on environmental issues. In the 2000 federal election he ran as the NDP candidate for Western Arctic, but lost by 18% to incumbent Ethel Blondin-Andrew. Bevington ran again in the 2004 election, losing to Blondin-Andrew by only 53 votes, one of the closest races of the election. Bevington succeeded in unseating Blondin-Andrew in the 2006 election, with a margin of 1,158 votes.
Previously called Western Arctic, Bevington fought for years to have the riding name changed to Northwest Territories.[1] Since 2008, Bevington has tabled three private member's bills titled "An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Western Arctic", all dying on the order paper.[2] The riding's name was changed by the government before the 2015 federal election.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Michael McLeod | 9,166 | 48.3 | – | – | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 5,845 | 30.8 | – | – | |||
| Conservative | Floyd Roland | 3,415 | 18.0 | – | – | |||
| Green | John Moore | 535 | 2.8 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 18,961 | 100.0 | $213,000.55 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 29,432 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +22.45% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 7,140 | 45.80 | +4.36 | ||||
| Conservative | Sandy Lee | 5,001 | 32.10 | -5.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Handley | 2,872 | 18.40 | +4.82 | ||||
| Green | Eli Purchase | 447 | 3.10 | -2.39 | ||||
| Animal Alliance | Bonnie Dawson | 87 | 0.60 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,577 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 78 | 0.50 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,655 | 55.43 | +7.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 28,244 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +4.94 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 5,669 | 41.44 | -0.99 | $39,961 | |||
| Conservative | Brendan Bell | 5,146 | 37.62 | +17.14 | $84,329 | |||
| Liberal | Gabrielle Mackenzie-Scott | 1,858 | 13.58 | -21.7 | $37,884 | |||
| Green | Sam Gamble | 752 | 5.49 | +3.65 | $9,010 | |||
| First Peoples National | Noeline Villebrun | 252 | 1.84 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,677 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 56 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,733 | 47.71 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 28,787 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -9.06 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 6,801 | 42.67 | +3.62 | $40,703 | |||
| Liberal | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | 5,643 | 35.40 | -4.04 | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Edjericon | 3,200 | 20.08 | +2.92 | ||||
| Green | Alexandre Beaudin | 296 | 1.85 | -2.47 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,940 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.83 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | 5,317 | 39.44 | -6.15 | $58,782 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 5,264 | 39.05 | +12.34 | $39,504 | |||
| Conservative | Sean Mandeville | 2,314 | 17.16 | -10.52 | $16,863 | |||
| Green | Chris O'Brien | 583 | 4.32 | – | $2,754 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,478 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 69 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,547 | 47.33 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.24 | ||||||
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | 5,855 | 45.59 | +3.96 | $56,498 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 3,430 | 26.71 | +7.42 | $27,323 | |||
| Alliance | Fred Turner | 2,273 | 17.70 | +2.99 | $15,406 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce McLaughlin | 1,687 | 9.98 | -2.64 | $8,374 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,840 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 72 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 12,912 | 52.24 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.73 | ||||||
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Western Arctic to Northwest Territories: MP calls for riding name change". CBC News. CBC. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Private Member's Bill C-332". LEGISinfo. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northwest Territories, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates