Roxanne L. James (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Scarborough Centre as a member of the

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, until her defeat in the 42nd federal election on October 19, 2015, which saw her lose her seat to the

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candidate

Salma Zahid Salma Zahid is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Scarborough Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She succeeded the Conservative R ...

. Her past political history included working on the Defend Marriage campaign, which sought to revoke same-sex couples' right to marry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Roxanne 1966 births Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Scarborough, Toronto Politicians from Toronto Women in Ontario politics 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians