James Maloney (lawyer)
| James Maloney MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Trottier |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 5 (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) | |
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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 | |||
| Liberal | James Maloney | 34,638 | 53.7 |  18.61 | – | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Trottier | 20,932 | 32.4 |  7.83 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Phil Trotter | 7,030 | 10.9 | 9.4 | – | |||
| Green | Angela Salewsky | 1,507 | 2.3 | 1.72 | – | |||
| Animal Alliance | Liz White | 233 | 0.4 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Janice Murray | 168 | 0.3 | 0.05 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,508 | 100.0 | $231,726.75 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 307 | 0.47 | 0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 64,815 | 70.37 | 6.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,100 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.22
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| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 James V. Maloney, Hughes Amys LLP.
- 1 2 3 "Liberal James Maloney wins Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Toronto Star, October 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Etobicoke seniors mingle with Trudeau". Inside Toronto, September 12, 2013.
- 1 2 "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 – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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