James Cumming (Canadian politician)

James Cumming
Cumming in Edmonton in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton Centre
In office
October 21, 2019 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byRandy Boissonnault
Succeeded byRandy Boissonnault
Personal details
Born (1961-03-07) March 7, 1961 (age 63)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta[1]

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.

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Canada election results: Edmonton Centre". Global News. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "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.