13 Facts About James Lunney

James D Lunney was born on September 5,1951 and is a Canadian politician.

James Lunney was first elected in 2000 as a Canadian Alliance candidate, then re-elected in 2004,2006,2008, and 2011 under the banner of the Conservative Party.

James Lunney resigned from the Conservative caucus on March 31,2015, claiming on his blog, "the realm of politics at senior levels" have become hostile to "a Christian world-view", and completed his term in parliament as an Independent MP.

James Lunney had earlier announced that he would not be standing in the 2015 federal election scheduled for the fall as his constituency is being eliminated due to redistribution.

James Lunney garnered 50.45 percent of the vote, beating his Liberal opponent, Hira Chopra by 15,639 votes.

James Lunney won again in 2006 with 41 percent of the vote against NDP representative Manjeet Uppal.

In 2008, James Lunney beat Zeni Maartman by 15 percent of the vote.

James Lunney voiced his support for motion 312, a motion that would effectively make abortion illegal, saying his stance should "surprise no one".

In 2006 James Lunney was sued by Robert Pound for the use of the term "Dr" on all campaign signs and promotional materials.

On March 20,2003, James Lunney introduced Private Members' Bill C-420, "An act to amend the Food and Drugs Act", in the House of Commons.

On June 29,2010, James Lunney called upon Health Canada to tighten controls on "over-prescribed" proton pump inhibitors, which suppress stomach acids but have been shown to increase the likelihood of Clostridioides difficile colitis, an intestinal disease with flu-like symptoms.

James Lunney spent $169,935 in one year travelling between Nanaimo-Alberni and Ottawa.

James Lunney defended his regular business-class flights, stating that because he works en route he needs the extra space to allow him to work on sometimes confidential material on his laptop.