Leah Taylor Roy
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MP Taylor Roy was interviewed on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour regarding key issues in the 2021 federal election.
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| Member of Parliament for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Leona Alleslev |
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| Born | Leah Taylor October 1960, 63 years old Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 6 |
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| Relatives | John Taylor (brother), Theresa Taylor (sister, educator), India Taylor (sister) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BComm) Harvard University (Master of Public Policy)[2] |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Leah Taylor Roy MP (née Taylor; born 1960/1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill as a member of the Liberal Party[3] in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1][4] She defeated incumbent Leona Alleslev.
Leah Taylor Roy was born in Newmarket, Ontario. Her father, Tom Taylor, was a Town Councillor and a Regional Councillor, and served 3 terms as Mayor of Newmarket (1997-2006).[5] Taylor Roy's brother, John Taylor, was a Regional Councillor for York County and is now serving his second term as mayor of Newmarket. Taylor Roy is married to Peter Roy, and together they have raised six children and have two granddaughters. They currently live in Aurora, Ontario.
Taylor Roy attended the University of Toronto, where she received a degree in Commerce.[6] She then went on to Harvard University where she graduated with a Master's of Public Policy[7] with a focus on finance and international development. She then accepted a position with the World Bank. Taylor Roy then joined the global management consulting firm of McKinsey and Company in the Toronto office.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Leah Taylor Roy | 20,764 | 45.24 | +2.86 | ||||
| Conservative | Leona Alleslev | 19,304 | 42.06 | -2.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 3,594 | 7.83 | +0.63 | ||||
| People's | Anthony Siskos | 1,734 | 3.78 | +2.78 | ||||
| Libertarian | Serge Korovitsyn | 500 | 1.09 | +0.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,896 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 509 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,405 | 55.01 | -9.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,361 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8]
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| 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 gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.08 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] CBC News[10] | ||||||||
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