{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Roxanne James | image = | image_size = 200px | riding = [[Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]] | parliament = Canadian | term_start = May 2, 2011 | term_end = August 4, 2015 | predecessor = [[John Cannis]] | successor = [[Salma Zahid]] | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | office3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | office4 = | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} | birth_place = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], Canada | death_date = | death_place = | profession = Real estate agent, systems analyst | party = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] | footnotes = | spouse = }} '''Roxanne L. James''' (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 election]].<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/places/ontario-ridings/election-fed2011/r35081/ Election 2011: Scarborough Centre]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 2, 2011.</ref> She represented the electoral district of [[Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]] as a member of the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]], until her defeat in the [[2015 Canadian federal election|42nd federal election]] on October 19, 2015, which saw her lose her seat to the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] candidate [[Salma Zahid]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/federal-election/federal-ridings-toronto-gta/2015/10/19/liberal-candidate-salma-zahid-wins-scarborough-centre.html Liberal candidate Salma Zahid wins Scarborough Centre].''[[The Toronto Star]]'', October 20, 2015.</ref>
Her past political history included working on the Defend Marriage campaign, which sought to revoke same-sex couples' right to marry.<ref>{{Cite web| title = canadavotes2006|publisher = cbc.ca|url = http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2006/riding/188/|accessdate = May 9, 2011}}</ref>
==Electoral record== {{2015 Canadian federal election/Scarborough Centre}}{{2011 Canadian federal election/Scarborough Centre}} {{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[John Cannis]]|17,927|48.67| -6.7|$61,436}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Roxanne James|11,088|30.10| +2.8|$74,654}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Natalie Hundt|5,801|15.75| +1.8|$1,449}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Ella Ng|2,011|5.46| +2.2|$1,784}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|36,827|100.00|-12.60|$81,313 }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|235| 0.63}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|37,062| 52.13}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|71,094}} {{End}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[John Cannis]]|23,332|55.4| +1.7}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Roxanne James|11,522|27.3|+5.3 }} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Dorothy Laxton|5,885|14.0| -1.9}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Andrew Strachan|1,396|3.3| +0.6}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 42,135|100.0}} {{End}}
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==External links== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=17885}}
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