James Cumming (Canadian politician)

James Cumming MP (born March 7, 1961) 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.[2] Cumming formerly served as the President and CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.[3] He previously ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election for Edmonton Centre, losing to Randy Boissonault.

James Cumming MP
Cumming in Edmonton in 2019
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Randy Boissonault
Personal details
Born	1959 or 1960 (age 59–60)[1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Cumming	22,006	41.4%	+6.45
	Liberal	Randy Boissonnault	17,524	33.0%	-4.19
	New Democratic	Katherine Swampy	10,959	20.6%	-3.85
	Green	Grad Murray	1,394	2.6%	-0.02
	People's	Paul Hookham	805	1.5%	-
	Rhinoceros	Donovan Eckstrom	206	0.4%	-0.08
	Independent	Adil Pirbhai	119	0.2%	-0.10
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Morton	79	0.1%	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,092	100.0
Total rejected ballots			362
Turnout			53,454	65.4
Eligible voters			81,766
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.32
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

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	100.00		$211,594.41
Total rejected ballots			234	0.44	–
Turnout			53,746	68.79	–
Eligible voters			78,131
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+12.35
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

1. Howell, David (October 14, 2015). "Riding profile: Edmonton Centre". Retrieved October 21, 2019.
2. "Canada election results: Edmonton Centre". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
3. "James Cumming to run for federal Tories in Edmonton Centre in next election". Edmonton Journal. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
6. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Centre (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine