James Allum

Doctor James Allum MLA
Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General
In office November 3, 2014 – May 3, 2016
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Andrew Swan
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
Incumbent
Assumed office October 4, 2011
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

Manitoba general election, 2011: Fort Garry-Riverview
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	–
Total valid votes
Rejected and declined votes
Turnout
Electors on the lists

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.

External links

• Official website