Andrew Basham

Andrew Basham
Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba
In office 2006–2008
Preceded by	Holly Nelson
Succeeded by	James Beddome
Personal details
Born	18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 40) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Green Party of Manitoba

Andrew Basham (born 18 August 1983) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the leader of the Green Party of Manitoba from 2006 to 2008, and ran against premier Gary Doer in the 2007 provincial election. Born in Winnipeg, Basham has also campaigned for the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Green Party of Canada.

First campaign and university career

Basham ran for the Green Party in the 2004 federal election, and finished fourth in the riding of Charleswood—St. James. He enrolled as an Environmental Studies student at the University of Winnipeg following the election, and became a coordinator for the group SUNSET (Sustainable University Now, Sustainable Earth Tomorrow). In the latter position, he sought resources to conduct a campus-wide survey on criteria such as land, energy, air and health, but the University refused to provide the funding, and instead offered to develop a "Sustainability Task Force". He served on the university's Sustainability Taskforce for the 2005–06 year.

Green Party leader

Basham was a member of the Green Party of Manitoba executive prior to his election as party leader, and wrote an essay in support of proportional representation for the party's August 2006 newsletter. He was chosen as GPM leader in November 2006, defeating rival candidate David Carey. He has identified Lake Winnipeg, urban sprawl and climate change as his party's key priorities. His mother, Ardythe Basham, was party president prior to the 2006 convention.

Basham led his party into the 2007 provincial election. He called for a provincial ban on cosmetic pesticides, and the introduction of a four-day work week. He also promised 1,500 subsidized housing units, and tax incentives for companies that sell organic foods. The Greens fielded fifteen candidates, none of whom were elected. Basham himself ran against New Democratic Party leader and Premier of Manitoba Gary Doer, and finished fourth.

He sought re-election to the party leadership in 2008, and was defeated by James Beddome.

Electoral record

Manitoba general election, 2007: Concordia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	3,862	69.05	−7.62	$14,144.95
	Progressive Conservative	Ken Waddell	1,209	21.62	+5.51	$15,745.09
	Liberal	Leslie Worthington	336	6.01	−1.21	$340.30
	Green	Andrew Basham	186	3.33	–	$199.88
Total valid votes			5,593	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			28
Turnout			5,621	47.42	+0.92
Electors on the lists			11,853

Canadian federal election, 2004: Charleswood—St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Steven Fletcher	18,688	44.29	$70,305.19
	Liberal	Glen Murray	17,954	42.55	$71,990.15
	New Democratic	Peter Carney	4,283	10.15	$6,030.25
	Green	Andrew Basham	880	2.09	$1,061.82
	Marijuana	Dan Zupansky	337	0.80	$0.00
	Communist	Beatriz Alas	49	0.12	$654.58
Total valid votes			42,191	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Turnout			42,300	65.45
Electors on the lists			64,627
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada.

See also

• List of Green party leaders in Canada

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