Leah Taylor Roy

Leah Taylor Roy
MP
MP Taylor Roy was interviewed on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour regarding key issues in the 2021 federal election.
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
Born
Leah Taylor

October 1960 (age 64)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Children6
Parent(s)Tom and Kate Taylor
RelativesJohn Taylor (brother), Theresa Taylor (sister, educator), India Taylor (sister)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BComm)
Harvard University (Master of Public Policy)[1]
OccupationPolitician

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

Early life and education

Leah Taylor Roy was born in Newmarket, Ontario. Her father, Tom Taylor, served as a Town Councillor, Regional Councillor, and held the position of Mayor of Newmarket for three terms (1997-2006). She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and earned a master's in public policy from Harvard University.[3]

Professional career

Before entering politics, Taylor Roy worked at the World Bank and later as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, advertising businesses across Canada. She left the corporate sector to work as an entrepreneur in a family-owned green energy company.[3]

Political career

Taylor Roy was elected as the MP for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She served as MP from September 2021 until April 2025.[4]

Electoral history

2025 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Costas Menegakis 34,023 54.73 +12.61
Liberal 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
Total rejected ballots 410 0.66
Turnout 62,579 70.08
Eligible voters 89,302
Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +7.30
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
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 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 – – $113,842.33
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[7]
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 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[8]
CBC News[9]

References

  1. ^ "Leah Taylor Roy | Team Trudeau". leahtaylorroy.liberal.ca.
  2. ^ "Liberal Leah Taylor Roy takes Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in heated rematch". thestar.com. September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Liberal, Yoyo Yan Richmond Hill (January 27, 2022). "New MP Leah Taylor Roy will address York University 1st-year student celebration". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Profile". Library of the Canadian Parliament. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada Votes 2019". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.


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