Elvis Loveless

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.

Elvis Loveless
MHA
Loveless in 2019
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
April 8, 2021 – June 14, 2023
Preceded byDerrick Bragg
Succeeded byJohn Abbott
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
August 19, 2020[1] – April 8, 2021
Preceded byGerry Byrne
Succeeded byDerrick Bragg[2]
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
Assumed office
May 16, 2019
Preceded byTracey Perry
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
Assumed office
June 14, 2023
Preceded byDerrick Bragg
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

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]

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.[9]

Electoral Record
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalElvis Loveless1,86868.22+14.84
Progressive ConservativeCharlene Walsh78128.52-18.09
New DemocraticNoel Joe893.25
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%±%
LiberalElvis Loveless1,75953.41+15.8
Progressive ConservativeCharlene Walsh1,53646.6-2.4
Total valid votes 3,295100
Total rejected ballots 17
Turnout 3,31262.0-5.6
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.
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeTracey Perry2,53963.19%–
LiberalElvis Loveless1,39534.72%
  NDP Sheldon Hynes 84 2.09%

References
  1. 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.
  2. Mike Moore (April 8, 2021). "John Abbott, Pam Parsons among Furey's additions to cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL Votes: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". Northern Pen. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet". CBC News. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  7. "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  8. Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis. VOCM News, June 14, 2023.
  9. Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL VOTES: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". The Telegram. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  10. "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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