Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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.
Personal life
Martinez Ferrada moved to Canada in 1980, and lived in the East End of Montreal.
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 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
