Roxanne James

Roxanne James
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough Centre
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byJohn Cannis
Succeeded bySalma Zahid
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ProfessionReal estate agent, systems analyst

Roxanne L. James (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Conservative Party, until her defeat in the 42nd federal election on October 19, 2015, which saw her lose her seat to the Liberal Party candidate Salma Zahid.[2]

Her past political history included working on the Defend Marriage campaign, which sought to revoke same-sex couples' right to marry.[3]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Salma Zahid 22,753 50.5 +18.61 $111,259.09
Conservative Roxanne James 14,705 32.7 -2.18 $96,481.13
New Democratic Alex Wilson 5,227 11.6 -19.06 $24,264.68
Libertarian Katerina Androutsos 1,384 3.1   $1,452.03
Green Lindsay Thompson 960 2.1 -0.47 $1,627.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,029 100.00 +22.33 $203,985.80
Total rejected ballots 407 0.90 +0.33
Turnout 45,436 64.36 +10.02
Eligible voters 70,594   +0.46
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +10.39%
Source(s)
"Election Night Results (Validated by Returning Officer)". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates".
2011 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Roxanne James 13,498 35.55 +5.45
Liberal John Cannis 12,028 31.68 -16.99
New Democratic Natalie Hundt 11,443 30.14 +14.39
Green Ella Ng 998 2.63 -2.83
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,967 100.00 +3.10
Total rejected ballots 217 0.57 -0.07
Turnout 38,184 54.34 +2.21
Eligible voters 70,274   -1.15
Source(s)
Elections Canada "Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011 — Voting results by electoral district". Retrieved October 20, 2015.
"Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011 — List of candidates by electoral district and individual results".
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal John Cannis 17,927 48.67 -6.7 $61,436
Conservative Roxanne James 11,088 30.10 +2.8 $74,654
New Democratic Natalie Hundt 5,801 15.75 +1.8 $1,449
Green Ella Ng 2,011 5.46 +2.2 $1,784
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,827 100.00 -12.60 $81,313
Total rejected ballots 235 0.63
Turnout 37,062 52.13
Eligible voters 71,094
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cannis 23,332 55.4 +1.7
Conservative Roxanne James 11,522 27.3 +5.3
New Democratic Dorothy Laxton 5,885 14.0 -1.9
Green Andrew Strachan 1,396 3.3 +0.6
Total valid votes 42,135 100.0

References

  1. ^ Election 2011: Scarborough Centre. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Liberal candidate Salma Zahid wins Scarborough Centre.The Toronto Star, October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "canadavotes2006". cbc.ca. Retrieved May 9, 2011.