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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{for|Altemeyer's father, the professor of psychology|Bob Altemeyer}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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'''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|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''.

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 (politician)|Tim Sale]]. In the [[2003 Manitoba general election|2003 general election]], Altemeyer was elected to the provincial legislature as a New Democrat for the centre-Winnipeg riding of [[Wolseley (Manitoba electoral district)|Wolseley]].  He received 3,482 votes, against 1,193 for his nearest competitor, [[Manitoba Green Party|Green Party]] leader [[Markus Buchart]].  He was re-elected in the [[2007 Manitoba general election|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==
{{Canadian election result/top|MB|2016|Wolseley (Manitoba electoral district)|Wolseley|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Rob Altemeyer]]|3,037|41.27|-19.46|$32,887.29}}
{{CANelec|MB|Green|David Nickarz|2,645|35.94|+16.30|$15,710.81}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|[[Raquel Dancho]]|945|12.84|+0.64|$7,262.81}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Shandi Strong|653|8.87|+1.45|$3,844.07}}
{{CANelec|MB|Manitoba|Wayne Sturby|79|1.07||$1,094.12}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|7,359|98.92| &nbsp;|$39,244.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|80|1.08|+0.29}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,439|63.26|+7.66}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|11,759}}
{{CANelec/hold|MB|NDP|-17.88}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Manitoba]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Voting/Candidates/1|title=Candidates: 41st General Election|publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]]|date=29 March 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Finance/Candidate_Election_Returns/GE2016|title=Election Returns: 41st General Election|publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]]|date=2016|accessdate=27 August 2018}}</ref>}}
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