Leah Taylor Roy

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 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
Incumbent
Assumed office September 20, 2021[1]
Preceded by	Leona Alleslev
Personal details
Born	Leah Taylor October 1960 (age 64) Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Children	6
Parent	Tom and Kate Taylor (father)
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

Personal life

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 The Regional Municipality of York 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.

Education and career

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.

Electoral history

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
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]

v t e 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 gain from Liberal		Swing		+2.08
Source: Elections Canada[9] CBC News[10]