James Cumming (born March 7, 1961)[2] is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3] Cumming formerly served as the President and CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.[4] Cumming is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He succeeded and preceded Liberal politician Randy Boissonault as the MP for Edmonton Centre, having run in the 2015 Canadian federal election and placed second before he was elected in 2019. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, he was again defeated by Boissonnault. In 2024, he faced a contested nomination contest that was won by Sayid Ahmed on 6 Oct 2024.
James Cumming | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Cumming in Edmonton in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre | |
| In office October 21, 2019 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Boissonnault |
| Succeeded by | Randy Boissonnault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta[1] |
Member of Parliament
editDuring the 43rd Canadian Parliament Cumming introduced one private member's bill: Bill C-229, An Act to repeal certain restrictions on shipping which sought to repeal the previous parliament's Oil Tanker Moratorium Act. It was brought to a vote on February 3, 2021, but defeated with only Conservative Party members voting in favour.[5] On November 29, 2019, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer appointed Cumming to be the party's critic for Small Business and Export Promotion.[6] In the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election he endorsed Peter MacKay.[7] After Erin O'Toole won the leadership election, he appointed Cumming to be the critic for Innovation, Science and Industry on September 8, 2020.[8] On February 10, 2021, Cumming was appointed to a newly created position, critic for COVID-19 economic recovery.[9]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 16,560 | 33.7 | +0.6 | $109,821.36 | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 15,945 | 32.4 | -9.05 | $81,069.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Heather MacKenzie | 14,171 | 28.8 | +8.16 | $50,495.97 | |||
| People's | Brock Crocker | 2,094 | 4.3 | +2.78 | $3,172.62 | |||
| Libertarian | Valerie Keefe | 266 | 0.5 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Merryn Edwards | 112 | 0.2 | +0.05 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,148 | – | – | $110,160.12 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 342 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,490 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,769 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 22,006 | 41.45 | +6.50 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 17,524 | 33.01 | -4.18 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 10,959 | 20.64 | -3.81 | $53,174.12 | |||
| Green | Grad Murray | 1,394 | 2.63 | +0.00 | none listed | |||
| People's | Paul Hookham | 805 | 1.52 | - | $5,550.42 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Donovan Eckstrom | 206 | 0.39 | -0.09 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Adil Pirbhai | 119 | 0.22 | $3,475.90 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 79 | 0.15 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,092 | 99.32 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.68 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,454 | 64.32 | -2.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,112 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 19,902 | 37.19 | +13.46 | $126,839.87 | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 18,703 | 34.95 | -11.25 | $132,838.67 | |||
| New Democratic | Gil McGowan | 13,084 | 24.45 | -1.37 | $109,525.67 | |||
| Green | David Parker | 1,403 | 2.62 | -0.94 | $113.87 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Steven Stauffer | 257 | 0.48 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Kat Yaki | 163 | 0.30 | – | $2,097.91 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,512 | 99.56 | $211,594.41 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 53,746 | 67.04 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,173 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.35 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Cumming, James (March 7, 2021). "Mixed Emotions today. I welcomed my 60th birthday..." Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Canada election results: Edmonton Centre". Global News. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "James Cumming to run for federal Tories in Edmonton Centre in next election". Edmonton Journal. September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Follett Hosgood, Amanda (February 4, 2021). "Conservatives' Bid to Overturn Tanker Ban on North Coast Fails". The Tyee. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Lim, Jolson (2019-11-29). "Tories release list of 'shadow cabinet' members". iPolitics. Archived from the original on 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ MacKay, Peter. "Endorsements". Peter MacKay. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Scheer finds place among Conservatives' new Opposition critics | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ Platt, Brian. "O'Toole shuffles Conservative caucus roles, moving Poilievre out as finance critic". nationalpost. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. 29 February 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine