Elvis Loveless
Elvis Loveless | |
|---|---|
 Loveless in 2019 | |
| Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer | |
| Assumed office July 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Stoodley |
| Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office June 14, 2023 – July 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Derrick Bragg |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office April 8, 2021 – June 14, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Derrick Bragg |
| Succeeded by | John Abbott |
| 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 |
| Residence(s) | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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.
Politics
[edit]On August 19, 2020, Loveless was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture in the Furey government.[4][5]
Loveless was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[6] He was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[7] On June 14, 2023, he was again appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture.[8] He was appointed as Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer on July 19, 2024.[9]
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.[10]
Electoral Record
[edit]| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 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. February 7, 2020. p. 135. Retrieved March 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
[edit]- ^ Bird, Lindsay (August 19, 2020). "New N.L. premier, new finance minister: Andrew Furey takes office and shuffles cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Mike Moore (April 8, 2021). "John Abbott, Pam Parsons among Furey's additions to cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL Votes: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". Northern Pen. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it". The Chronicle Herald. August 19, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet". CBC News. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis. VOCM News, June 14, 2023.
- ^ Key Portfolios Shift Hands in Newfoundland Cabinet Shake-Up. VOCM News, July 19, 2024.
- ^ Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL VOTES: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". The Telegram. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "October 9, 2007 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labradoe. July 7, 2008. p. 31. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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