Soraya Martinez Ferrada
Soraya Martinez Ferrada | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hochelaga | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet |
| Montreal City Councillor for Saint-Michel | |
| In office November 6, 2005 – November 2, 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Frantz Benjamin |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Vision Montreal (2005–2009) |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
Soraya Martinez Ferrada MP is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Hochelaga during the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1]
Career
Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she served as a city councillor for the Montreal City Council in the municipal electoral district of Saint-Michel as a member of municipal political party Vision Montreal from 2005 to 2009, where she lost to Union Montreal candidate (now Quebec Liberal Party MNA for Viau), Frantz Benjamin. After her election to Parliament, Martinez Ferrada was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marco Mendicino.[2]
Personal life
Martinez Ferrada moved to Canada in 1980, and lived in the East End of Montreal.[2]
Electoral Results
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Soraya Martinez Ferrada | 18,008 | 33.95 | +4.02 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Simon Marchand | 17,680 | 33.34 | +5.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Catheryn Roy-Goyette | 11,451 | 21.59 | -9.3 | ||||
| Green | Robert D. Morais | 2,618 | 4.94 | +1.75 | ||||
| Conservative | Christine Marcoux | 2,381 | 4.49 | -2.36 | ||||
| People's | Stepan Balatsko | 377 | 0.71 | – | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Chinook Blais-Leduc | 314 | 0.59 | -0.2 | ||||
| Communist | JP Fortin | 107 | 0.2 | -0.14 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 101 | 0.19 | -0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,037 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 907 | |||||||
| Turnout | 53,944 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 82,504 | |||||||
| A judicial recount was requested in this electoral district and was terminated at the request of the applicant, after a partial recount was conducted.[3] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Canada election results:Hochelaga". Global News. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Soraya Martinez Ferrada". Prime Minister of Canada. 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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