Bill Belsey

Bill Belsey is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of North Coast in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. He sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party.[1]

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Bill Belsey
MLA for North Coast
In office 2001–2005
Preceded by	Dan Miller
Succeeded by	Gary Coons
Personal details
Political party	BC Liberal
Residence	Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Following his electoral defeat in 2005, Belsey was elected vice-president of the BC Liberal Party in 2011.[1] He was implicated in a potential conflict of interest in 2012, when he was directly involved in correspondence with cabinet minister Pat Bell about regulatory matters pertaining to Sun Wave Forest Products, Belsey's current employer.[1]

Electoral record

2001 British Columbia general election: North Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Belsey	4,915	45.25	+19.50	$51,617
	New Democratic	Colleen Fitzpatrick	4,084	37.61	–27.21	$28,479
	Marijuana	Kenneth Leonard Peerless	623	5.74	–	$1,840
	Green	David Konsmo	560	5.16	+3.10	$152
	All Nations	Emsily Victor Bolton	526	4.84	–	$8,371
	Unity	Clarence Hall	152	1.40	–	$730
Total valid votes			10,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			46	0.42
Turnout			10,906	66.27
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+23.36

2005 British Columbia general election: North Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gary Coons	5,845	53.77	+16.16	$55,751
	Liberal	Bill Belsey	4,185	38.50	–6.75	$138,287
	Green	Hondo Arendt	629	5.79	+0.63	$780
	Marijuana	David Johns	211	1.94	–3.80	$100
Total valid votes			10,870	100.00
Total rejected ballots			47	0.43
Turnout			10,917	60.86
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+11.46

References

1. "Minister shared e-mails about Skeena Mill allegations with insider". The Globe and Mail, November 7, 2012.

External links

• Profile at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia