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
LiberalSalma Zahid22,75350.5+18.61$111,259.09
ConservativeRoxanne James14,70532.7-2.18$96,481.13
New DemocraticAlex Wilson5,22711.6-19.06$24,264.68
LibertarianKaterina Androutsos1,3843.1 $1,452.03
GreenLindsay Thompson9602.1-0.47$1,627.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,029100.00+22.33$203,985.80
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%
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
ConservativeRoxanne James13,49835.55+5.45
LiberalJohn Cannis12,02831.68-16.99
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt11,44330.14+14.39
GreenElla Ng9982.63-2.83
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
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
LiberalJohn Cannis17,92748.67-6.7$61,436
ConservativeRoxanne James11,08830.10+2.8$74,654
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt5,80115.75+1.8$1,449
GreenElla Ng2,0115.46+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
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Cannis23,33255.4+1.7
ConservativeRoxanne James11,52227.3+5.3
New DemocraticDorothy Laxton5,88514.0-1.9
GreenAndrew Strachan1,3963.3+0.6
Total valid votes 42,135100.0

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