Roxanne James

Roxanne James
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough Centre
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	John Cannis
Succeeded by	Salma Zahid
Personal details
Born	1966 (age 49–50) Scarborough, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Profession	Real Estate Agent, Systems Analyst

Roxanne L. James (born 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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

Canadian federal election, 2015: Scarborough Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Salma Zahid	22,753	50.5	+18.61	–
	Conservative	Roxanne James	14,705	32.7	-2.18	–
	New Democratic	Alex Wilson	5,227	11.6	-19.06	–
	Libertarian	Katerina Androutsos	1,384	3.1		–
	Green	Lindsay Thompson	960	2.1	-0.47	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,029	100.00	+22.33	$203,470.78
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".

Canadian federal election, 2011: 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".

Canadian federal election, 2008
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

Canadian federal election, 2006
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.

External links

• Roxanne James – Parliament of Canada biography