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]

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

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

Electoral record

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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
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

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