Roxanne James

Roxanne James
Roxanne James
Member of Parliament; for Scarborough Centre
	In office; May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	John Cannis
Succeeded by	Salma Zahid
Personal details
Born	1966 (age 59–60); Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Party	Conservative
Profession	Real 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