# Roxanne James

Roxanne L. James (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. 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.
Her past political history included working on the Defend Marriage campaign, which sought to revoke same-sex couples' right to marry.

## Electoral record

vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,029 | 100.00 | +22.33 | $203,985.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 407 | 0.90 | +0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,436 | 64.36 | +10.02 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,594 | | +0.46 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 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". |||||||
vte2011 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,967 | 100.00 | +3.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.57 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,184 | 54.34 | +2.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 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 | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,827 | 100.00 | -12.60 | $81,313 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 235 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,062 | 52.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,135 | 100.0 |