Rob Altemeyer

For Altemeyer's father, the professor of psychology, see Bob Altemeyer.

Rob Altemeyer is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 2003 to 2019. Altemeyer has long been involved in social justice and environmental issues in the Winnipeg area. He was responsible for implementing a recycling program at the University of Manitoba, and was one of the founders of the Global Change Game (an internationally respected educational program) while still a student. Altemeyer served a two-year term on the Council of Canadians, and has taken part in a variety of activities in the fair trade/anti-globalization movement. In 1998, he organized an anti-globalization study group known as Beyond McWorld.

Rob Altemeyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Wolseley
In office June 3, 2003 – August 12, 2019
Preceded by	Jean Friesen
Succeeded by	Lisa Naylor
Personal details
Born	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party	New Democratic Party
Parent	Bob Altemeyer
Alma mater	University of Manitoba

Altemeyer has also been involved in the Wolseley Neighbourhood Advisory Committee, which is involved in over two dozen local capital improvement projects. Prior to the 2003 provincial election, he served as an assistant to New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) Cabinet Minister Tim Sale. In the 2003 general election, Altemeyer was elected to the provincial legislature as a New Democrat for the centre-Winnipeg riding of Wolseley. He received 3482 votes, against 1193 for his nearest competitor, Green Party leader Markus Buchart. He was re-elected in the 2007, 2011, and 2016 provincial elections. He did not run for re-election in 2019.

Biography

Altemeyer was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was educated at the University of Manitoba where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and a Master's Degree in Natural Resource Management. He also played college baseball for two years in North Dakota, on an athletic scholarship. Rob Altemeyer is the son of Canadian psychologist Bob Altemeyer.

Electoral record

2016 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rob Altemeyer	3,037	41.27	-19.46	$32,887.29
	Green	David Nickarz	2,645	35.94	+16.30	$15,710.81
	Progressive Conservative	Raquel Dancho	945	12.84	+0.64	$7,262.81
	Liberal	Shandi Strong	653	8.87	+1.45	$3,844.07
	Manitoba	Wayne Sturby	79	1.07		$1,094.12
Total valid votes/Expense limit			7,359	98.92		$39,244.00
Total rejected ballots			80	1.08	+0.29
Turnout			7,439	63.26	+7.66
Eligible voters			11,759
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-17.88
Source: Elections Manitoba

2011 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rob Altemeyer	4,229	60.72	−3.16	21,048.39
	Green	James Beddome	1,368	19.64	+7.57	5,635.36
	Progressive Conservative	Harpreet Turka	850	12.20	+0.89	8,750.53
	Liberal	Eric Stewart	517	7.42	−4.02	5,479.79
Total valid votes			6,964	99.21
Rejected and declined votes			55	0.78
Turnout			7,019	55.60
Registered voters			12,624
Majority			2,861	25.68	41.08
Source: Elections Manitoba

2007 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rob Altemeyer	4,038	63.88	+6.98	$21,917.13
	Green	Ardythe Basham	763	12.07	-7.42	$1,096.00
	Liberal	Raven Thundersky	723	11.44	-1.08	$4,743.98
	Progressive Conservative	Gustav Nelson	715	11.31	+0.22	$3,946.16
	Communist	David Tymoshchuk	82	1.30		$373.87
Total valid votes			6,321	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			53
Turnout			6,374	55.28
Registered voters			11,531

2003 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rob Altemeyer	3,482	56.90	-12.25	$20,948.83
	Green	Markus Buchart	1,193	19.49	+14.83	$5,307.87
	Liberal	Val Mollison	766	12.52		$4,591.54
	Progressive Conservative	Ashley Burner	679	11.09	-10.97	$1,006.54
Total valid votes			6,120	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			77
Turnout			6,197	53.14
Registered voters			11,662