Jamie Moses (politician)
Jamie Moses is a Canadian politician and the New Democratic Party of Manitoba member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Vital. Alongside Uzoma Asagwara and Audrey Gordon, he was one of the first three Black Canadian MLAs elected in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1]
Jamie Moses | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Colleen Mayer |
| Constituency | St. Vital |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Moses was elected in 2019 after he defeated Progressive Conservative MLA and cabinet minister Colleen Mayer, in a rematch of the 2016 election. He ran for the NDP and came second to Mayer in St. Vital in 2016 after former minister Nancy Allan chose not to seek re-election.[1]
Electoral results
| 2019 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Moses | 4,081 | 44.44 | +10.1 | $19,491.65 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Colleen Mayer | 3,211 | 34.96 | -7.8 | $49,161.66 | |||
| Liberal | Jeffrey Anderson | 1,271 | 13.84 | -2.8 | $16,801.57 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Dickson | 499 | 5.43 | -0.9 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Baljeet Sharma | 62 | 0.68 | $790.06 | ||||
| Manitoba First | David Sutherland | 60 | 0.65 | $1,210.90 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,184 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 63.7 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.0 | ||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Colleen Mayer | 3,229 | 39.63 | +5.23 | $24,705.52 | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Moses | 2,831 | 34.74 | -25.34 | $26,333.60 | |||
| Liberal | Bryan Van Wilgenburg | 1,296 | 15.90 | +10.39 | $6,849.49 | |||
| Green | Kelly Whelan-Enns | 791 | 9.70 | +9.70 | $50.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,147 | 98.69 | - | $43,267.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 108 | 1.31 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,255 | 63.97 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 12,905 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[2][3][4] | ||||||||
References
- Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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