Allan Rumbolt is a Canadian politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the

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in the

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in the 2008 territorial election. He was re-elected in

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and

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Early life

Allan Rumbolt was born in

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in 1966.

Career

In 1987, Rumbolt moved to Nunavut (then the

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) to work for

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, and worked in several communities there until 1990, when he settled in

Sanikiluaq Sanikiluaq ( iu, ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ ) is a municipality and Inuit community located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands. Despite being geographically much closer to the shores of Ontario and Quebec, the co ...

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.Candidates ready for election
- Northern News Services. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 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.Nunavut Votes 2008

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. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

References

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