Allan Rumbolt
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Allan Rumbolt is a Canadian
politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly
for the electoral district
of Hudson Bay
in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
in the 2008 territorial election
.
) to work for the North West Company
, and worked in several communities there until 1990, when he settled in Sanikiluaq
with the Company. After leaving the Company, he was employed as the Qammaq Housing Association manager. Following this, he furthered his education by taking courses to become qualified in operating heavy equipment, and prior to his election as a Member of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly, worked as a heavy equipment operator with the Municipality of Sanikiluaq.
In Sanikiluaq, Rumbolt has served for two years on the municipal council, as well as serving for the same length of time with the local District Education Authority. In 2008, he was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
for the electoral district of Hudson Bay
as part of the territorial election
. he ran on a promise to "listen to the people and organizations of Sanikiluaq, and do what he can to achieve the community's goals." Rumbolt wanted to address local issues concerning recreation, hunting, the environment and roads. Out of 338 votes, he won 152, or 45.0%, for a plurality of the votes. his closest competitor, Johnny Manning, won 121 votes, with 35.8% of the vote. Rumbolt's 152 votes was the lowest plurality achieved by any candidate in the 2008 election, based on the number of votes achieved (but not based on percentages).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
for the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay (electoral district)
Hudson Bay is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Sanikiluaq.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Allan Rumbolt.-1999 election:-2004 election:...
in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...
in the 2008 territorial election
Nunavut general election, 2008
The Third Nunavut General Election took place on October 27, 2008 to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting...
.
Biography
Allan Rumbolt was born in Little Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1966. In 1987, Rumbolt moved to Nunavut (then the Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
) to work for the North West Company
North West Company
The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
, and worked in several communities there until 1990, when he settled in Sanikiluaq
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Sanikiluaq is a small Inuit hamlet located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Nuiyak School, with 23 staff, teaches Grades K-12, with 302 students enrolled. The principal is Tim Hoyt...
with the Company. After leaving the Company, he was employed as the Qammaq Housing Association manager. Following this, he furthered his education by taking courses to become qualified in operating heavy equipment, and prior to his election as a Member of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly, worked as a heavy equipment operator with the Municipality of Sanikiluaq.
In Sanikiluaq, Rumbolt has served for two years on the municipal council, as well as serving for the same length of time with the local District Education Authority. In 2008, he was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...
for the electoral district of Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay (electoral district)
Hudson Bay is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Sanikiluaq.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Allan Rumbolt.-1999 election:-2004 election:...
as part of the territorial election
Nunavut general election, 2008
The Third Nunavut General Election took place on October 27, 2008 to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting...
. he ran on a promise to "listen to the people and organizations of Sanikiluaq, and do what he can to achieve the community's goals." Rumbolt wanted to address local issues concerning recreation, hunting, the environment and roads. Out of 338 votes, he won 152, or 45.0%, for a plurality of the votes. his closest competitor, Johnny Manning, won 121 votes, with 35.8% of the vote. Rumbolt's 152 votes was the lowest plurality achieved by any candidate in the 2008 election, based on the number of votes achieved (but not based on percentages).