James Allum
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| The Honourable Doctor James Allum MLA |
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| Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2014 |
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| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Andrew Swan |
| Manitoba Minister of Education and Advanced Learning | |
| In office October 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014 |
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| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Constituency | Fort Garry-Riverview |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Trent University Queen's University |
James Allum, MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Fort Garry-Riverview as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party 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 Selinger's leadership.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
| Manitoba general election, 2011: Fort Garry-Riverview | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | James Allum | 5,146 | 55.29 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian Rabb | 3,052 | 32.79 | |||||
| Liberal | Kevin Freedman | 666 | 7.16 | – | ||||
| Green | Daniel Backé | 399 | 4.29 | – | ||||
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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.
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| Preceded by Erna Braun as a member of the Executive Council of Manitoba |
Order of precedence in Manitoba as a member of the Executive Council of Manitoba |
Succeeded by Glenn Joyal as Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
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