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Jim Belanger

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Jim Belanger
Member of Parliament for
Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt
Assumed office
April 28, 2025
Preceded byMarc Serré
Personal details
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (previously)

Jim Belanger MP is a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt defeating Marc G. Serre in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1] He became Manitoulin's first Conservative MP since 1935.[2]

Career

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Bélanger is a self-employed petroleum wholesaler and delivery worker.[3] Bélanger applied to run for the Liberals in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[4] Marc Serre was selected instead.[5]

Early life

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His grandmother Azilda Bélanger was the namesake for the the town of Azilda.[6]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jim Belanger 29,129 48.33 +21.42
Liberal Marc G. Serré 24,122 40.03 +8.05
New Democratic Andréane Chénier 4,818 7.99 –22.35
People's Sharilynne St. Louis 1,423 2.36 –6.54
Green Himal Hossain 453 0.75 -0.98
Libertarian Justin Dean Newell Leroux 321 0.53 N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 60,266 70.11
Eligible voters 85,955
Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +6.69
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Conservative Jim Bélanger turns Sudbury East-Manitoulin-Nickel Belt blue". CBC NEWS. April 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Manitoulin's new MP first Conservative since 1935 | The Manitoulin Expositor". 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  3. ^ "Poilievre has high praise for Conservative candidate Jim Bélanger". Sudbury.com. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  4. ^ Mulligan, Carol (February 21, 2015). "Serre gets nod in Nickel Belt". Sudbury Star.
  5. ^ "Marc Serre chosen as Nickel Belt Liberal candidate - New Democrat MP Claude Gravelle looks for a third term in the October Federal election". CBC News. February 20, 2015.
  6. ^ Gammon, Suzanne (2025-05-02). "New riding turns blue after decades of Liberal-NDP reign". West Nipissing This Week / La Voix du Nipissing Ouest. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  7. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.