James Maloney (Canadian politician)
James Maloney MP (born 1963 or 1964) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election.[3] He represents the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Liberal Party caucus.[3]
James Maloney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Trottier |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 5 (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) | |
| In office July 7, 2014 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Milczyn |
| Succeeded by | Justin Di Ciano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 55–56)[1] Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada[2] |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Residence | Etobicoke, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor University of Wales, Cardiff Bishop's University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Prior to his election, Maloney worked as a lawyer with Hughes Amys LLP,[3] and as president of the Liberal Party's electoral district association in Etobicoke—Lakeshore.[4]
He was campaign manager for Toronto City Councillor Mark Grimes in the 2010 municipal election,[5] and was later appointed to city council in 2014 to represent Ward 5 (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) as interim councillor following the resignation of Peter Milczyn from the council.[5]
Maloney has law degrees from the University of Windsor and University of Wales, Cardiff, as well as a BA from Bishop's University.[2]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | James Maloney | 34,638 | 53.70 | +18.60 | $154,037.25 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Trottier | 20,932 | 32.45 | -7.78 | $114,083.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Phil Trotter | 7,030 | 10.90 | -9.40 | $27,861.80 | |||
| Green | Angela Salewsky | 1,507 | 2.34 | -1.68 | $2,045.10 | |||
| Animal Alliance | Liz White | 233 | 0.36 | – | $4,975.83 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Janice Murray | 168 | 0.26 | -0.10 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,508 | 100.00 | $233,887.62 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 307 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 64,815 | 70.37 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,100 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- Shephard, Tamara (August 20, 2015). "South Etobicoke youth question federal election candidates". Etobicoke Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- James V. Maloney, Hughes Amys LLP.
- "Liberal James Maloney wins Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Toronto Star, October 19, 2015.
- "Etobicoke seniors mingle with Trudeau". Inside Toronto, September 12, 2013.
- "Toronto council votes Ceta Ramkhalwansingh, James Maloney in caretaker council roles". CBC News, July 7, 2014.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Etobicoke—Lakeshore, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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