Elvis Loveless
Elvis Loveless | |
|---|---|
 Loveless in 2019 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Assumed office April 8, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Derrick Bragg |
| Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office August 19, 2020[1] – April 8, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Bragg[2] |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tracey Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Elvis Loveless is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[3] He represents the electoral district of Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune in Central Newfoundland.
On August 19, 2020, Loveless was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture in the Furey government.[4]
Loveless was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. He was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Before being elected, Loveless worked for then-MHA Oliver Langdon. He had previously contested the district in the 2007 provincial election losing to PC candidate Tracey Perry.[5]
Electoral Record[]
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,868 | 68.22 | +14.84 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charlene Walsh | 781 | 28.52 | -18.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Noel Joe | 89 | 3.25 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,738 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +16.47 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,759 | 53.41 | +15.8 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charlene Walsh | 1,536 | 46.6 | -2.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,295 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | |||||||
| Turnout | 3,312 | 62.0 | -5.6 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,342 | |||||||
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Feb 7, 2020. p. 135. Retrieved Mar 9, 2021. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tracey Perry | 2,539 | 63.19% | – | |
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,395 | 34.72% | ||
| NDP | Sheldon Hynes | 84 | 2.09% | ||
References[]
- ^ Bird, Lindsay (Aug 19, 2020). "New N.L. premier, new finance minister: Andrew Furey takes office and shuffles cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved Mar 8, 2021.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/furey-liberal-cabinet-1.5977952[bare URL]
- ^ Randell, Adam (16 May 2019). "NL Votes: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". Northern Pen. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it". The Chronicle Herald. Aug 19, 2020. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
- ^ Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL VOTES: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". The Telegram. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
- ^ "October 9, 2007 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labradoe. July 7, 2008. p. 31. Retrieved Mar 9, 2021.
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