Liberal incumbent James Maloney must be doing a pretty good job in the community.

Maloney was returned by voters for his fourth term as MP of Etobicoke Lakeshore on April 28 under the leadership of tariff-fighting  Prime Minister elect Mark Carney.

Maloney obtained 34,600 votes and easily defeated former Conservative MP Bernard Trottier, in a comeback bid, who racked up a respectable 23,800 votes, according to Elections Canada.

NDP Cory Wagar received 1,560 votes, the People Party of Canada’s Thomas Fanjoy with 582 votes and Marxist-Leninist Janice Murray accumulating 183.

Carney’s and the Liberals won 169 seats, not enough for a 172-seat majority.

The Conservatives, whose leader Pierre Poilievre, lost his own seat, took 144 seats.  And Jagmeet Singh’s NDP party lost 17 seats and are down to seven and he stepped down.

Maloney was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 and 2021 and 2025. He is well-liked and attends most events in the community.  The approachable Maloney began his political life as a Toronto City Councillor in 2014.

Originally from Thunder Bay, he has lived in Etobicoke for over forty-four years. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bishop’s University, and law degrees from the University of Windsor and the University of Wales in Cardiff, UK.

Maloney was a previous civil trial lawyer and partner in a Toronto firm where he practiced for over 20 years. He was involved in many significant cases, including the tainted blood crisis of the 1980s and the Elliott Lake Inquiry.

The dog lover is the former President of the Toronto Lawyers Club. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Franklin Horner Community Centre, The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and the Public Accountants Council of Ontario.

He is the proud recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and an advocate for mental health, he was instrumental in securing $25 million for a national suicide hotline.

James lives Etobicoke-Lakeshore with his dog, Walnut.