Neil Ellis (politician)

His Worship
Neil Ellis
Ellis in 2023
Member of Parliament
for Bay of Quinte
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byDaryl Kramp
(Prince Edward—Hastings)
Succeeded byRyan Williams
Mayor of Belleville
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byMitch Panciuk
In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2014
Preceded byMary-Anne Sills
Succeeded byTaso Christopher
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs
In office
February 16, 2016 – December 12, 2019
MinisterSeamus O'Regan
Kent Hehr
Preceded byRoyal Galipeau
Succeeded byBryan May
Personal details
Born1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[1]
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Belleville, Ontario, Canada[2]
EducationCarleton University
Professionbusinessman, politician

Neil R. Ellis (born 1962) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as the mayor of Belleville, Ontario. He is a former Liberal Member of Parliament, who was elected to represent the riding of Bay of Quinte in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. In the 2019 federal election, Ellis was reelected as the Member of Parliament for the Bay of Quinte. He was defeated in the 2021 federal election.

Background

Ellis holds a bachelor's degree in law and psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa.[3] In 1984, he became the proprietor of Doug's Bicycle, a bicycle store in Belleville which his brother had operated for five years.[4] Ellis relinquished control of the store in 2012 after twenty-eight years of ownership.

Political career

Mayor of Belleville

During the 2003 municipal elections in Ontario Ellis ran against Belleville's incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Sills, losing by only 202 votes.[5] Nevertheless, Ellis would run again in 2006, defeating Mary-Ann Sills to become mayor of Belleville. He would serve two terms as mayor, being reelected in 2006, and leaving office in 2014.[6] As mayor, Ellis guided city council through the Build Belleville initiative, which involved pursuing twenty-two infrastructure projects worth $91 million.[7] He was elected again in 2022, defeating incumbent mayor Mitch Panciuk.

Member of Parliament

In 2015, Ellis became the Liberal nominee in the newly created Bay of Quinte riding, and won the subsequent election.[8] He would go on to win reelection in 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Ellis served as the chairman of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, until being appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in December 2019.[9]

Electoral record

Federal

2019 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Neil Ellis 24,099 39.16 -11.58 $96,721.36
Conservative Tim Durkin 22,650 36.80 +2.53 $55,922.84
New Democratic Stephanie Bell 9,851 16.01 +3.87 none listed
Green Danny Celovsky 3,740 6.08 +3.86 $592.37
People's Paul Bordonaro 1,207 1.96 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,547 99.25
Total rejected ballots 464 0.75 +0.38
Turnout 62,011 65.83 -2.30
Eligible voters 94,197
Liberal hold Swing -7.05
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Neil Ellis 29,281 50.74 +29.86 $118,473.86
Conservative Jodie Jenkins 19,781 34.27 −17.53 $109,092.53
New Democratic Terry Cassidy 7,001 12.13 −10.88 $21,205.50
Green Rachel Nelems 1,278 2.21 −1.56 –
Independent Trueman Tuck 372 0.64 – $4,425.20
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,713 99.64   $221,051.99
Total rejected ballots 211 0.36 –
Turnout 57,924 68.13 –
Eligible voters 85,021
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +23.69
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

Municipal

2022 Belleville Mayoral Election[14]

2022 Belleville mayoral election
Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Neil Ellis 9,194 59.3
Mitch Panciuk 5,654 36.4
Kyle Thompson 668 4.3

2010 Belleville Mayoral Election

2010 Belleville mayoral election
Mayoral Candidate [1] Vote %
Neil Ellis 10,081 75.09
Mitch Panciuk 2,825 21.17
Lonnie D. Herrington 350 2.62
Graham K. Longhurst 149 1.12

2006 Belleville Mayoral Election

2006 Belleville mayoral election
Candidate Vote %
Neil Ellis 10,427 61.8
Mary-Anne Sills 3,957 23.5
Doug Rollins 2,483 14.7

2003 Belleville Mayoral Election

2003 Belleville mayoral election
Candidate Vote %
Mary-Anne Sills 5,945 39.7
Neil Ellis 5,707 38.1
Doug Parker 3,256 21.7
Trueman Tuck 57 0.5

References

  1. ^ nurun.com. "The Belleville Intelligencer". The Belleville Intelligencer.
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet Neil Ellis". Liberal.ca. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ Miller, Jason (24 Feb 2013). "Changing Gears at Doug's Bicycle". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ Miller, Jason (24 Oct 2014). "Outgoing Mayor Neil Ellis reflects and looks ahead". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ Meet Neil Ellis, Liberal.ca.
  7. ^ Miller, Jason (24 Oct 2014). "Outgoing Mayor Neil Ellis reflects and looks ahead". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ Ellis takes Bay of Quinte, The Intelligencer, October 19, 2015.
  9. ^ Ellis Named Parliamentary Assistant, "Quinte News", December 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Bay of Quinte, 30 September 2015
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "2022 Belleville, ON Municipal Election Candidates & Results - Open Council". 13 October 2022.