James Allum

James Allum
James Allum
Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General
	In office; November 3, 2014 – April 29, 2015
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Andrew Swan
Succeeded by	Gord Mackintosh
Manitoba Minister of Education and Advanced Learning
	In office; October 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	new portfolio
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Fort Garry-Riverview
	In office; October 4, 2011 – August 12, 2019
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma mater	Trent 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 were 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[edit]

v t e 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.

v t e 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[edit]

^ Kives, Bartley (October 5, 2011). "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press. p. B3. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

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[1] Kives, Bartley (October 5, 2011). "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press. p. B3. Retrieved May 13, 2013.

[LAM_bio-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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