Michelle Ferreri
Michelle Leahy Ferreri MP is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough—Kawartha since 2021, as a member of the Conservative Party.
Michelle Ferreri | |
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| Shadow Minister of Families, Children and Social Development | |
| Assumed office October 22, 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament for Peterborough—Kawartha | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Maryam Monsef |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douro, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Trent University |
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Early life and education
Ferreri graduated from Trent University in 1997 with degree in Anthropology and Biology.[1]
Media career
Ferreri worked as a television news anchor for the local Peterborough television station CHEX-DT from 2003 to 2014.[2][3]
Political career
She was elected to the House of Commons in the 2021 Canadian federal election defeating incumbent Liberal cabinet minister Maryam Monsef.[4][5]
Electoral record
Peterborough—Kawartha
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Peterborough—Kawartha | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michelle Ferreri | 27,402 | 39.03 | +4.14 | $105,628.34 | |||
| Liberal | Maryam Monsef | 24,664 | 35.13 | –4.12 | $115,503.91 | |||
| New Democratic | Joy Lachica | 13,302 | 18.94 | +1.93 | $30,208.37 | |||
| People's | Paul Lawton | 3,073 | 4.38 | +3.10 | $11,111,91 | |||
| Green | Chanté White | 1,553 | 2.21 | –4.85 | $8,788.53 | |||
| Independent | Robert M. Bowers | 218 | 0.31 | +0.05 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 70,212 | 99.44 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 395 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 70,607 | 70.09 | +0.09 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 100,735 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
References
- "Trent Alumna Wins Peterborough-Kawartha Seat in the House of Commons". Trent University. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- "Ferreri leaving CHEX-TV". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- "Trent Alumni Congratulates New Peterborough-Kawartha MP". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- "Michelle Ferreri sworn in as MP for Peterborough-Kawartha - Peterborough | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- "PETERBOROUGH-KAWARTHA VOTES: Ferreri projected to defeat Monsef". MyKawartha.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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