James Beddome

James Beddome
Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba
In office
November 15, 2014 – March 26, 2023
Preceded byAlain Landry
Succeeded byJanine Gibson
In office
November 15, 2008 – November 22, 2013
Preceded byAndrew Basham
Succeeded byAlain Landry
Personal details
BornOctober 2, 1983 (1983-10-02) (age 41)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyGreen

James Robert Beddome (born October 2, 1983) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was the former leader of the Green Party of Manitoba from November 2014 to March 2023.[1] He has run in several elections for the provincial party, and was also the Green Party of Canada candidate in Winnipeg South Centre for the 2019 federal election.[2] He works as a lawyer in Manitoba.[3][4][5]

Early life and career

Beddome was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and was raised on a livestock farm north of Rapid City.[1][6] He has an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Studies and Economics from the University of Manitoba (2006), and has worked as an administrator at Nesbitt Burns.[7][8] In 2008, he and two partners started a bicycle taxi service in Winnipeg.[9][10]

Beddome joined the Green Party of Manitoba in 2006, and soon became the chair of its economic policy committee.[11] He worked on Kaj Hasselriis's campaign for Mayor of Winnipeg in 2006, and stood as the Green candidate for the rural division of Minnedosa in the 2007 provincial election.[12] He travelled by bicycle in the latter campaign, carrying a trailer and sleeping at campsites. Beddome said that he wanted to raise awareness about clean modes of transportation as well as the problems faced by family farms.[13]

Party leader

Beddome was elected to a two-year term as Manitoba Green Party leader on November 15, 2008, defeating incumbent Andrew Basham and third candidate Shane Nestruck. After his victory, he said that he would work toward running a full slate of candidates in the next provincial election. He was the party's candidate for a by-election in the northeast Winnipeg division of Elmwood in early 2009. In 2011, he ran as the party's candidate for Wolseley in the general election that year.[14]

In 2013, Beddome stepped down as leader to focus on completing his articles of law after graduating from the faculty of law at the University of Manitoba.[15][16] Alain Landry was appointed interim party leader for the Manitoba Greens in November 2013.[17][better source needed]

Beddome ran as a candidate in the party's 2014 leadership race, and was reelected as party leader in November 2014.[3][18] In the 2016 and 2019 provincial elections he ran in Fort Garry-Riverview and then Fort Rouge.[19][20][21] In the 2019 federal election, he ran in Winnipeg South Centre.[2][22] Beddome had been planning on running for federal election in 2019 before Brian Pallister called the provincial elections early. He was prepared to retract his federal campaign and had a replacement candidate in place, should he have won the provincial seat but Beddome did not win in either election.[23]

In May 2022, Beddome announced that he would step down as leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.[24] He was succeeded by Janine Gibson on March 26, 2023.[25]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jim Carr 22,799 45.00 −14.72 $83,512.07
Conservative Joyce Bateman 15,051 29.71 +1.52 $37,521.63
New Democratic Elizabeth Shearer 8,965 17.70 +8.74 $8,170.86
Green James Beddome 3,173 6.26 +3.13 $3,211.69
People's Jane MacDiarmid 569 1.12 – $7,017.57
Christian Heritage Linda Marynuk 104 0.21 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,661 99.48
Total rejected ballots 267 0.52 +0.17
Turnout 50,928 70.97 -5.30
Eligible voters 71,760
Liberal hold Swing −8.12
Source: Elections Canada[26][27]
2019 Manitoba general election: Fort Rouge
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Wab Kinew 5,055 51.0 +13.4
Progressive Conservative Edna Nabess 1,857 18.7 -10.1
Green James Beddome 1,580 15.9 +4.9
Liberal Cyndy Friesen 1,290 13.0 -7.1
Manitoba Michael McCracken 54 0.5 -1.5
Independent Bradley Hebert 30 0.3 -0.2
Total valid votes 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 30
Turnout 9,913
Eligible voters 16,870
Source: Elections Manitoba[28]
2016 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry-Riverview
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic James Allum 3,450 37.84 -17.45 $35,643.17
Progressive Conservative Jeannette Montufar 3,149 34.53 +1.74 $33,993.08
Green James Beddome 1,711 18.76 +14.47 $6,131.49
Liberal Johanna Wood 807 8.85 +1.69 $3,744.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 9,117 100.0   £44,476.00
Eligible voters 13,402
Source: Elections Manitoba[29][30][31]


2011 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Rob Altemeyer 4,229 60.72 −3.16 21,048.39
Green James Beddome 1,368 19.64 +7.57 5,635.36
Progressive Conservative Harpreet Turka 850 12.20 +0.89 8,750.53
Liberal Eric Stewart 517 7.42 −4.02 5,479.79
Total valid votes 6,964 99.21
Rejected and declined votes 55 0.78
Turnout 7,019 55.60
Registered voters 12,624
Majority 2,861 25.68 41.08
Source: Elections Manitoba[32]


Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009: Elmwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Bill Blaikie 2,325 53.76 -7.75 $17,603.25
Progressive Conservative Adrian Schulz 913 21.11 0.10 $15,919.78
Liberal Regan Wolfrom 877 20.28 2.79 $27,106.33
Green James R. Beddome 210 4.86 – $1,115.73
Total valid votes 4,325 – –
Rejected 14 –
Eligible voters / turnout 11,907 36.44 −13.54
Source(s)
Source:


2007 Manitoba general election: Minnedosa
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Leanne Rowat 3,790 52.79 5.42 $22,692.31
New Democratic Harvey Paterson 2,769 38.57 -8.63 $16,563.22
Green James Beddome 281 3.91 – $1,661.53
Liberal Christopher Baker 268 3.73 -0.16 $340.29
Independent Colin Atkins 72 1.00 -0.54 $1,218.45
Total valid votes 7,180 – –
Rejected 23 –
Eligible voters / turnout 12,211 58.99 2.83
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

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