James Maloney (Canadian politician)

James Maloney MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Incumbent
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
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Residence(s)	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. He represents the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Liberal Party caucus.

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

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

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

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election
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
Source: Elections Canada

External links

• Official website