James Beddome
James Beddome | |
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Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba | |
Assumed office November 15, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Alain Landry |
In office November 15, 2008 – November 22, 2013 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Alain Landry |
Personal details | |
Born | October 2, 1983 Brandon, Manitoba | (age 38)
Political party | Green |
James Robert Beddome (born October 2, 1983) is a Canadian politician, and the leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.[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 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 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]
Electoral record[]
2019 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Jim Carr | 22,799 | 45.0 | -14.72 | $83,512.07 | |||
Conservative | Joyce Bateman | 15,051 | 29.7 | +1.51 | $37,521.63 | |||
New Democratic | Elizabeth Shearer | 8,965 | 17.7 | +8.74 | $8,170.86 | |||
Green | James Beddome | 3,173 | 6.3 | +3.17 | $3,211.69 | |||
People's | Jane MacDiarmid | 569 | 1.1 | – | $7,017.57 | |||
Christian Heritage | Linda Marynuk | 104 | 0.2 | – | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,661 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 267 | |||||||
Turnout | 50,928 | 71.6 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 71,156 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.12 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[24][25] |
2019 Manitoba general election: Fort Rouge (electoral district) | ||||||||
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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[26] |
2016 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry-Riverview | ||||||||
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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[27][28][29] |
2011 Manitoba general election: Wolseley | ||||||||
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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[30] |
Elmwood | Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009:||||||||
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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 | +2.80 | 27,106.33 | |||
Green | James Beddome | 210 | 4.86 | – | 1,115.73 | |||
Total valid votes | 4,325 | 100 | ||||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 14 | |||||||
Turnout | 4,339 | 36.44 | −13.54 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 11,907 |
2007 Manitoba general election: Minnedosa | ||||||||
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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 | −8.62 | $16,563.22 | |||
Green | James Beddome | 281 | 3.91 | +3.91 | $1,661.53 | |||
Liberal | Christopher Baker | 268 | 3.73 | −0.17 | $340.29 | |||
Independent | Colin Atkins | 72 | 1.00 | −0.54 | $1,218.45 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,180 | 99.68 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 23 | |||||||
Turnout | 7,203 | 58.92 | +2.77 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 12,225 |
References[]
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- ^ a b Da Silva, Danielle (October 15, 2019). "Beddome back on the campaign trail". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Lambert, Steve (October 16, 2014). "James Beddome, Ex-Manitoba Green Leader, Wants Old Job Back". The Canadian Press. HuffPost. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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- ^ Carreiro, Donna (April 4, 2016). "James Beddome: A personal look at the politics of being Green". CBC News. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ Welch, Mary Agnes (May 20, 2007). "He's a spot of Green in the Tory blue". Winnipeg Free Press. A6.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ CTV News Winnipeg (August 27, 2019). "James Beddome, Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba". CTV News. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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- ^ "James Beddome leadership profile". CBC News. August 24, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Minnedosa Green Candidate 2007 - James Beddome". Green Party of Manitoba. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
- ^ "Biking through riding". Winnipeg Free Press. A6. May 4, 2007.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Kives, Bartley (October 5, 2011). "Greens target orange Wolseley". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Beddome steps down as Green Party of Manitoba leader". Winnipeg Free Press. November 22, 2013.
- ^ "James Beddome resigns as Manitoba Green Party leader". CBC News. November 22, 2013.
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- ^ Kives, Bartley (November 15, 2014). "Green Party re-elects James Beddome". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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- ^ Cole, Alana (October 2, 2019). "Middle school students grill Winnipeg South Centre candidates on key election issues". CBC News.
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- ^ "2019 Voting Area Maps and Station-by-Station Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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External links[]
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2019 Canadian federal election
- Leaders of the Green Party of Manitoba
- Politicians from Brandon, Manitoba