Jim Belanger is a Canadian politician from the

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. He was elected Member of Parliament for

Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt () is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election. Geography Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the ridi ...

defeating Marc G. Serre in the

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. He became Manitoulin's first Conservative MP since

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Career

Bélanger is a self-employed petroleum wholesaler and delivery worker. Bélanger applied to run for the Liberals in the

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. Marc Serre was selected instead.

Early life

His grandmother Azilda Bélanger was the namesake for the town of Azilda.

Electoral record

References

Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Greater Sudbury {{Ontario-MP-stub