Elvis Loveless | |
|---|---|
 Loveless in 2019 | |
| Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office July 19, 2024 – May 9, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Stoodley |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Stoodley |
| Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office June 14, 2023 – July 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Derrick Bragg |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| In office April 8, 2021 – October 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Derrick Bragg |
| Succeeded by | Barry Petten |
| Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture | |
| In office August 19, 2020[1] – April 8, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Bragg[2] |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tracey Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
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.
Politics
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.[4]
Loveless was elected to the House of Assembly in the 2019 election and was one of only two Liberals (alongside Sarah Stoodley) elected for the first time.[5]
On August 19, 2020, Loveless was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture in the Furey government.[6][7]
Loveless was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[8] He was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[9] On June 14, 2023, he was again appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture.[10] On July 19, 2024, he was appointed as Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer.[11]
In the 2025 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election, Loveless endorsed John Hogan.[12] On May 9, 2025, he was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[13]
Loveless was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[14]
On May 21, 2026, Loveless was entangled in a shouting match with Government House Leader Lloyd Parrott in the House of Assembly, with spillovers outside the House.[15] On May 25, Speaker Paul Lane deemed both Loveless's and Parrott's behavior 'unacceptable' and both were made to withdraw from the House.[16]
Electoral record
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,842 | 65.95 | -2.27 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ada John | 903 | 32.33 | +3.81 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eamon Carew | 48 | 1.72 | -1.53 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,793 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.04 | ||||||
| [17] | ||||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,868 | 68.22 | +14.84 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charlene Walsh | 781 | 28.52 | -18.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Noel Joe | 89 | 3.25 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,738 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.29 | ||||||
| Turnout | 2,746 | 50.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 5,385 | |||||||
| 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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,759 | 53.41 | +15.8 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charlene Walsh | 1,536 | 46.6 | -2.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,295 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | |||||||
| Turnout | 3,312 | 62.0 | -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. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tracey Perry | 2,539 | 63.19% | – | |
| Liberal | Elvis Loveless | 1,395 | 34.72% | ||
| NDP | Sheldon Hynes | 84 | 2.09% | ||
References
- 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.
- Mike Moore (April 8, 2021). "John Abbott, Pam Parsons among Furey's additions to cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL Votes: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". Northern Pen. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- Randell, Adam (May 16, 2019). "NL VOTES: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals". The Telegram. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- "Here's the list of the winning candidates in the 2019 N.L. election". CBC News, May 17, 2019.
- "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.
- "Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet". CBC News. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis. VOCM News, June 14, 2023.
- Key Portfolios Shift Hands in Newfoundland Cabinet Shake-Up. VOCM News, July 19, 2024.
- Roberts, Terry (March 6, 2025). "John Hogan enters Liberal leadership with splashy launch, bolstered by party stalwarts". CBC News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- Telegram Staff. "Premier John Hogan and new cabinet sworn in a Government House". SaltWire. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- "Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- "Tensions Boil Over in House of Assembly". vocm.com. Stingray Radio. May 21, 2026. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- "Speaker Orders Lloyd Parrott and Elvis Loveless to Withdraw from Legislature Following Shouting Match". vocm.com. Stingray Radio. May 25, 2026. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27292
- "October 9, 2007 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labradoe. July 7, 2008. p. 31. Retrieved March 9, 2021.