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James D. Lunney (born September 5, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Alberni from 2000 to 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=pas&document=index&lang=e )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=pas&document=index&lang=e )〕 Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in 1972 and a Doctor of Chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 1976. He was first elected in 2000 as a Canadian Alliance candidate. He was re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008 under the banner of the Conservative Party. He resigned from the Conservative caucus on March 31, 2015, claiming on his blog that “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. He had earlier announced that he will not be standing in the 2015 federal election scheduled for the fall as his constituency is being eliminated due to redistribution.〔 After practicing chiropractic health care in Kitchener, Ontario for approximately 15 years, the Lunneys relocated to Vancouver Island where James established West Coast Chiropractic in Parksville and practiced for another 9 years. == Political career == Lunney joined the Canadian Alliance Party shortly before his bid to run in Nanaimo – Alberni in the 2000 federal election for the Canadian Alliance Party. He garnered 50.45 percent of the vote, beating his Liberal opponent, Hira Chopra by 15,639 votes. In the 2004 general election, Lunney won with 39.06 percent of the vote over NDP candidate Scott Fraser. Lunney won again in 2006 with 41 percent of the vote against NDP representative Manjeet Uppal. In 2008, Lunney beat Zeni Maartman by 15 percent of the vote. Lunney beat Maartman again by a margin of 8.1% gaining 46.4 percent of the vote in the 2011 Federal Election. Lunney voiced his support for motion 312, a motion that would effectively make abortion illegal, saying his stance should "surprise no one". However, the motion was struck down. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Lunney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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