James Allum

James Allum
Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General
In office
November 3, 2014 – April 29, 2015
PremierGreg Selinger
Preceded byAndrew Swan
Succeeded byGord Mackintosh
Manitoba Minister of Education and Advanced Learning
In office
October 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014
PremierGreg Selinger
Preceded bynew portfolio
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Fort Garry-Riverview
In office
October 4, 2011 – August 12, 2019
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma materTrent University
Queen's University

James Allum is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Fort Garry-Riverview as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba caucus.[2]

On November 3, 2014, Allum was appointed as Minister of Justice after then-minister Andrew Swan, along with four other ministers, resigned from cabinet over concerns about Premier Greg Selinger's leadership.[3]

Allum announced in late 2018 that he would not run in the next provincial election (which was expected in 2020 but was held in 2019 instead), wherein Fort Garry-Riverview was due to be abolished by electoral redistribution.[4] Allum is the only MLA for Fort Garry-Riverview.

Electoral record

2016 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry-Riverview
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic James Allum 3,450 37.84 -17.71 $35,643.17
Progressive Conservative Jeannette Montufar 3,149 34.54 1.59 $33,993.08
Green James Beddome 1,711 18.77 14.46 $6,131.49
Liberal Johanna Wood 807 8.85 1.66 $3,744.00
Total valid votes 9,117 – –
Rejected 68 –
Eligible voters / turnout 13,402 68.53 3.48
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
2011 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry-Riverview
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic James Allum 5,146 55.55 $22,627.28
Progressive Conservative Ian Rabb 3,052 32.95 $38,526.52
Liberal Kevin Freedman 666 7.19 $10,837.14
Green Daniel Backe 399 4.31 $22.70
Total valid votes 9,263 –
Rejected 45 –
Eligible voters / turnout 14,307 65.06
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

References

  1. ^ Kives, Bartley (October 5, 2011). "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press. p. B3. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Manitoba NDP's James Allum to finish term, won't seek re-election". The Canadian Press via The Province. December 14, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.


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