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Leah Taylor Roy
Taylor Roy in 2021
Member of Parliament
for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
In office
September 20, 2021 – April 28, 2025
Preceded byLeona Alleslev
Succeeded byCostas Menegakis
Personal details
BornLeah Taylor
October 1960 (age 65)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BComm)
Harvard University (Master of Public Policy)[1]
OccupationPolitician

Leah Taylor Roy (née Taylor; born 1960) is a Canadian former politician. She served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in the House of Commons of Canada from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the Liberal Party.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Taylor Roy was born in Newmarket, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University.[1]

Professional career

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Before entering politics, Taylor Roy worked at the World Bank, later as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, and then in a family-owned green-energy business.[1]

Political career

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Taylor Roy was elected as the MP for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in the 2021 Canadian federal election and served from September 2021 until her defeat in the April 2025 federal election.[2][3]

Electoral history

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2025 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Costas Menegakis 34,023 54.73 +12.61
Liberal Leah Taylor Roy 26,590 42.77 −1.99
New Democratic Danielle Maniuk 835 1.34 −6.69
Green Tom Muench 465 0.75 +0.57
People's Igor Tvorogov 256 0.41 −3.46
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,169 99.34 +0.44
Total rejected ballots 410 0.66 -0.44
Turnout 62,579 70.08 +15.70
Eligible voters 89,302
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.30
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Leah Taylor Roy 20,764 45.24 +2.86 $102,230.88
Conservative Leona Alleslev 19,304 42.06 -2.32 $96,732.68
New Democratic Janice Hagan 3,594 7.83 +0.63 $25.50
People's Anthony Siskos 1,734 3.78 +2.78 $1,630.40
Libertarian Serge Korovitsyn 500 1.09 +0.09 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,896 98.90 – $113,842.33
Total rejected ballots 509 1.10
Turnout 46,405 55.01 -9.39
Eligible voters 84,361
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.59
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Leona Alleslev 23,568 44.38 -0.81 $100,442.03
Liberal Leah Taylor Roy 22,508 42.38 -4.96 $100,105.74
New Democratic Aaron Brown 3,820 7.20 +1.49 $282.50
Green Timothy Flemming 2,154 4.0 +2.72 $2,471.02
People's Priya Patil 530 1.0 $500.00
Libertarian Serge Korovitsyn 529 1.0 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,109 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 454
Turnout 53563 64.4%
Eligible voters 83156
Conservative hold Swing +2.08
Source: Elections Canada[7]
CBC News[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Leah Taylor Roy — Team Trudeau". leahtaylorroy.liberal.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Liberal Leah Taylor Roy takes Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in heated rematch". Toronto Star. September 21, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Leah Taylor Roy". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Canada Votes 2019". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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