James Rajotte

James Rajotte
Rajotte in 2022
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton—Leduc
Edmonton Southwest (2000–2004)
In office
November 27, 2000 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byIan McClelland
Succeeded byMatt Jeneroux
Personal details
Born (1970-08-19) August 19, 1970 (age 54)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Canadian Alliance (2000–2003)
Spousesingle
ResidenceEdmonton
ProfessionExecutive assistant, political researcher

James Rajotte (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as Alberta's senior representative to the United States.[1] He served as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.

As a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, Rajotte was chair of Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance. Previously he was chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. He represented the riding of Edmonton Southwest from 2000 to 2004. In the 2004 federal election he was elected in the newly created riding of Edmonton-Leduc. He was re-elected in Edmonton-Leduc in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections. He was first elected as a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000, and was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the Conservative Party, as the Alliance and Progressive Conservative parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged into a single caucus until a few weeks later.

Rajotte is a former executive assistant and researcher. Rajotte was the CPC official opposition critic for Industry and also fulfilled the role of opposition critic for Science, Research and Development. His interests include classical music and literature.

Electoral record

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2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative James Rajotte 33,174 63.2% +2.7% $81,190
Liberal Donna Lynn Smith 9,234 17.6% -1.9% $29,456
New Democratic Hana Razga 5,994 11.4% -2.4% $15,390
Green Valerie Kennedy 4,081 7.8% +1.6% $1,154
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,483 100% $92,972
Total rejected ballots 118
Turnout 52,601  %
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Rajotte 33,764 60.53% +5.49%
Liberal Jim Jacuta 10,856 19.46% -9.85%
New Democratic Martin Rybiak 7,685 13.78% +4.37%
Green Ben Morrison Pettit 3,479 6.24% +0.02%
Total valid votes 55,784 100.00%
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative James Rajotte 26,791 55.04% - $54,847
Liberal Bruce King 14,269 29.31% - $46,445
New Democratic Doug McLachlan 4,581 9.41% - $7,563
Green Bruce Sinclair 3,029 6.22% – $107
Total valid votes 48,670 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 111 0.23%
Turnout 48,781 65.08%


2000 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Southwest
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Alliance James Rajotte 26,197 48.85 $47,590
Liberal Chiu Lau 18,223 33.98 $63,679
Progressive Conservative Joseph Fernando 5,803 10.82 $13,273
New Democratic Bernie Keeler 2,746 5.12 $13,321
Green Jerry Paschen 462 0.86 $478
Natural Law Wade McKinley 195 0.36
Total valid votes 53,626
Total rejected ballots 126 0.23
Turnout 53,752 64.07

References

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  1. ^ Bellefontaine, Michelle (15 January 2022). "Alberta trade offices seek outside help in ramping up U.S. presence". CBC News. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Standing Committee on
Finance
February 3, 2009 – August 2, 2015 		Succeeded by
Wayne Easter
Preceded by Chair of the Standing Committee on
Industry, Science & Technology
May 9, 2006 – February 3, 2009 		Succeeded by
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