He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1958, initially as a Social Credit representative[1] and later as an independent.
He was the president of Dauphin Products Ltd. and also established the Bullmore Funeral Home.
In his nomination speech, he acknowledged that some of his friends had warned him against running for Social Credit, suggesting it would be "political suicide".
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, his early speeches in the legislature were focused on issues of monetary reform.
[1] Bullmore moved to Winnipeg in 1958 and died there at the age of 59 following a lengthy illness.