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 4950)
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
LiberalSalma Zahid 22,753 50.5 +18.61
ConservativeRoxanne James 14,705 32.7 -2.18
New DemocraticAlex Wilson 5,227 11.6 -19.06
LibertarianKaterina Androutsos 1,384 3.1  
GreenLindsay Thompson 960 2.1 -0.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,029100.00+22.33$203,470.78
Total rejected ballots 407 0.90 +0.33
Turnout 45,43664.36+10.02
Eligible voters 70,594 +0.46
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +10.39%
Canadian federal election, 2011: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeRoxanne James 13,498 35.55 +5.45
LiberalJohn Cannis 12,028 31.68 -16.99
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt 11,443 30.14 +14.39
GreenElla Ng 998 2.63 -2.83
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,967100.00+3.10
Total rejected ballots 217 0.57-0.07
Turnout 38,184 54.34+2.21
Eligible voters 70,274 -1.15
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Cannis 17,927 48.67 -6.7 $61,436
ConservativeRoxanne James 11,088 30.10 +2.8 $74,654
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt 5,801 15.75 +1.8 $1,449
GreenElla Ng 2,011 5.46 +2.2 $1,784
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,827100.00-12.60$81,313
Total rejected ballots 235 0.63
Turnout 37,062 52.13
Eligible voters 71,094
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Cannis 23,332 55.4 +1.7
ConservativeRoxanne James 11,522 27.3 +5.3
New DemocraticDorothy Laxton 5,885 14.0 -1.9
GreenAndrew Strachan 1,396 3.3 +0.6
Total valid votes 42,135100.0

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