Neil Ellis (politician)
Canadian politician
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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.
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Neil Ellis | |
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Ellis in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Daryl Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Williams |
| Mayor of Belleville | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mitch Panciuk |
| In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mary-Anne Sills |
| Succeeded by | Taso Christopher |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs | |
| In office February 16, 2016 – December 12, 2019 | |
| Minister | Seamus O'Regan Kent Hehr |
| Preceded by | Royal Galipeau |
| Succeeded by | Bryan May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 63–64)[1] |
| Party | Liberal |
| Education | Carleton University |
| Profession | businessman, politician |
Background
Ellis holds a bachelor's degree in law and psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa.[2] In 1984, he became the proprietor of Doug's Bicycle, a bicycle store in Belleville which his brother had operated for five years.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] As mayor, Ellis guided city council through the Build Belleville initiative, which involved pursuing twenty-two infrastructure projects worth $91 million.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Electoral record
Federal
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Williams | 25,479 | 41.3 | +4.5 | $93,825.48 | |||
| Liberal | Neil Ellis | 22,542 | 36.5 | -2.6 | $99,915.72 | |||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Bell | 9,284 | 15.0 | -1.0 | $10,138.56 | |||
| People's | Janine LeClerc | 3,045 | 4.9 | +2.9 | $4,474.11 | |||
| Green | Erica Charlton | 1,350 | 2.2 | -3.9 | $6,273.82 | |||
| Total valid votes | 61,700 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 405 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62,105 | 64.95 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,615 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 |