Michelle Ferreri is officially a Member of Parliament for the federal leadership of Peterborough-Kawartha as of Friday afternoon.
During a ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the conservative rookie was joined by her partner Ryan Moore and her parents, Martin and Catherine Leahy, as she took the oath of office in the 44th Parliament. Her brothers and Moore’s family also joined her in the nation’s capital.
Ferreri says she wrote her name as “Michelle Leahy Ferreri” to honor her family and her heritage.
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Ferreri defeated liberal incumbent Maryam Monsef in the September 20 federal election, ending Monsef’s quest for a third consecutive term as area federal representative in Ottawa. Ferreri’s victory also snapped the decades-long streak of driving like a bell, whether it be ridden.
“I will do my best to represent our leadership and I take this responsibility incredibly seriously,” he said on his Facebook page. “We are diverse and keeping the peace by maintaining diversity is a challenge, but it is also the essence of democracy.”
Ferreri called it a “great honor” and “felt the magnitude” of being chosen during the ceremony.
On election night he obtained 39% of the votes cast (27,301), ahead of Monsef (35.1% or 24,564 votes), Joy Lachica of the NDP (19% or 13,335 votes), Paul Lawton of the People’s Party of Canada . (4.4 percent or 3,078 votes), Chanté White of the Green Party (2.2 percent or 1,551 votes) and independent candidate Robert Bowers (0.3 percent or 226 votes).
“I will work hard for you Peterborough-Kawartha, I promise,” Ferreri said in a Parliament Hill video after the ceremony. “I will do my best. It’s a great honor “.
Ferreri’s district office will be at 417 Bethune St. in Peterborough, occupying the same space that Monsef used as its district office since 2015.
Before being elected, Ferreri ran a social media marketing company. She is a former TV host / CHEX Television host in town before leaving in 2014 (Global News acquired the station in 2017).
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take office in his new cabinet on October 26 and the 44th Parliament will begin in the House of Commons in Ottawa on November 22.
The Liberals occupy 160 seats in the House of Commons, followed by the Conservatives with 119, the Québec bloc with 32, the NDP with 25 and the Green Party with two.
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