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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