James Maloney (lawyer)

James Maloney
MP
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 Thunder Bay, Ontario[1]
Political party Liberal Party of Canada
Residence Etobicoke, Ontario
Alma mater University of Windsor
University of Wales, Cardiff
Bishop's University
Profession Lawyer

James Maloney is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Liberal Party caucus.[2]

Prior to his election, Maloney worked as a lawyer with Hughes Amys LLP,[2] and as president of the Liberal Party's electoral district association in Etobicoke—Lakeshore.[3]

He was campaign manager for Toronto City Councillor Mark Grimes in the 2010 municipal election,[4] 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.[4]

Maloney has law degrees from the University of Windsor and University of Wales, Cardiff, as well as a BA from Bishop's University.[1]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJames Maloney 34,638 53.7 Increase18.61 –
ConservativeBernard Trottier 20,932 32.4 Decrease7.83 –
New DemocraticPhil Trotter 7,030 10.9 Decrease9.4 –
GreenAngela Salewsky 1,507 2.3 Decrease1.72 –
Animal AllianceLiz White 233 0.4 – –
Marxist–LeninistJanice Murray 168 0.3 Decrease0.05 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,508100.0   $231,726.75
Total rejected ballots 3070.47Increase0.03
Turnout 64,81570.37Increase6.35
Eligible voters 92,100
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.22
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

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