Leah Taylor Roy

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.

Leah Taylor Roy Former 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 by	Leona Alleslev
Succeeded by	Costas Menegakis
Personal details
Born	Leah Taylor October 1960 (age 64) Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Children	6
Parent(s)	Tom and Kate Taylor
Relatives	John Taylor (brother), Theresa Taylor (sister, educator), India Taylor (sister)
Alma mater	University of Toronto (BComm) Harvard University (Master of Public Policy)[1]
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Leah Taylor Roy was born in Newmarket, Ontario. Her father, Tom Taylor served as a Town Councilor, Regional Councilor 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

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Costas Menegakis	34,023	54.73	+12.61
	Liberal	Leah Taylor Roy	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.

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Leah Taylor Roy	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]

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[8] CBC News[9]