| Ken James | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton |
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| In office 1984 election – 1993 election |
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| Preceded by | Bud Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Roger Gallaway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1934 Sarnia, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, Farmer |
Kenneth Albert James (born August 5, 1934 in Sarnia, Ontario) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, farmer, marketing and sales manager by career.
He represented the Ontario riding of Sarnia—Lambton where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.
James left federal politics after his defeat in the 1993 federal election to Roger Gallaway of the Liberal Party.
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Roger Gallaway | 20,331 | 47.5% | +15.7% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken James | 9,706 | 22.7% | -22.4% | ||
| Reform | Bruce Brogden | 9,061 | 21.2% | |||
| New Democrat | Julie Foley | 2,634 | 6.2% | -16.1% | ||
| Christian Heritage | Louis Duke | 610 | 1.4% | |||
| Independent | John Kenneth Elliot | 192 | 0.4% | -0.5% | ||
| Natural Law | Shannon M. Bourke | 178 | 0.4% | |||
| Independent | O'Doug Dell | 68 | 0.2% | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,780 | 100.0% | ||||
Source: Elections Canada
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken James | 19,304 | 45.0% | -9.6% | ||
| Liberal | Joe Foreman | 13,624 | 31.8% | +6.1% | ||
| New Democrat | Julie Foley | 9,525 | 22.2% | +2.8% | ||
| Rhino | John Elliott | 408 | 1.0% | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,861 | 100.0% | ||||
Source: Elections Canada
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken James | 24,066 | 54.6% | +19.8% | ||
| Liberal | Michael Bradley | 11,313 | 25.7% | -14.9% | ||
| New Democrat | Julie Foley | 8,538 | 19.4% | -5.1% | ||
| Independent | Douglas O'Dell | 90 | 0.2% | |||
| Independent | Fred Kahanek | 51 | 0.1% | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,058 | 100.0% | ||||
Source: Elections Canada