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]

Bill Belsey
MLA for North Coast
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byDan Miller
Succeeded byGary Coons
Personal details
Political partyBC Liberal
Residence(s)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 employer at the time.[1]

Electoral record

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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

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