The Honourable
Soraya Martínez Ferrada
PC MP
Minister of Tourism
Assumed office
July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byRandy Boissonnault
Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Assumed office
July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPascale St-Onge
Member of Parliament
for Hochelaga
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Montreal City Councillor for Saint-Michel
In office
November 6, 2005 – November 2, 2009
Succeeded byFrantz Benjamin
Personal details
Born
Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada

(1972-08-28) 28 August 1972 (age 51)
Santiago de Chile, Santiago (historical province) [es], Chile
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Vision Montreal (2005–2009)
Residence(s)Saint-Michel,[1] Montreal, Quebec

Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada[2][3] PC MP (born 1972) is a Chilean-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.[4] She has served as Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec since 2023.

Early life

Martínez Ferrada was born on 28 August 1972 in Santiago de Chile, Santiago (historical province) [es], Chile, to Omar Martínez Prieto and Maritza Inés Ferrada Videla.[3]

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 first of Union Montréal (2005 to 2007) and then of Vision Montreal from 2007 to 2009, when she lost to Union Montreal candidate (now Quebec Liberal Party MNA for Viau), Frantz Benjamin.

She worked as a Parliament Hill staffer.[5] She gained her seat from the New Democratic Party, by a tight margin over the Bloc Québécois.[6]

After her election to Parliament, Martínez Ferrada was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marco Mendicino.[7][8] In 2023, she was appointed Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.[9]

Personal life

Martínez Ferrada moved to Canada in 1980, and lived in the East End of Montreal.[7]

Election

When Martinez Ferrada was first elected in 2019, it was the first time the riding had been won by a Liberal since Jean-Claude Malépart had won it in 1988. The riding had been held by the New Democrat Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet since 2011, but Catheryn Roy-Goyette, representing the NDP, failed in 2019 and 2021 to retain the seat for that party.

Electoral Results

2021 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Soraya Martínez Ferrada 18,197 38.14 +4.19 $93,080.02
Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 15,089 31.63 -1.71 $47,805.08
New Democratic Catheryn Roy-Goyette 9,723 20.38 -0.91 $36,496.68
Conservative Aime Calle Cabrera 2,221 4.66 +0.17 none listed
People's Marc-André Doucet-Beauchamp 1,081 2.27 +1.56 $0.00
Green Zachary Lavarenne 965 2.02 -2.92 $0.00
Rhinoceros Alan Smithee 238 0.50 -0.09 none listed
Communist Michelle Paquette 108 0.22 +0.03 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 82 0.17 -0.03 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,706 – – $110,275.75
Total rejected ballots 867
Turnout 61.63 -5.17
Registered voters 78,814
Liberal hold Swing +2.96
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2019 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Soraya Martínez Ferrada 18,008 33.95 +4.03 $79,299.74
Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 17,680 33.34 +5.61 none listed
New Democratic Catheryn Roy-Goyette 11,451 21.59 -9.30 $44,334.97
Green Robert D. Morais 2,618 4.94 +1.75 none listed
Conservative Christine Marcoux 2,381 4.49 -2.36 $4,785.89
People's Stepan Balatsko 377 0.71 – none listed
Rhinoceros Chinook Blais-Leduc 314 0.59 -0.20 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 107 0.20 -0.08 none listed
Communist JP Fortin 107 0.19 -0.15 $865.68
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,037 98.32
Total rejected ballots 907 1.68 +0.02
Turnout 53,944 65.09 +1.56
Eligible voters 82,881
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +6.66
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ Padrón electoral, comuna de Providencia, plebiscito constitucional de 2022. "Martinez Ferrada Soraya Marisel, 12.246.696-5, MUJ, Sueia 2998, Providencia". Published by the Electoral Service of Chile [1]
  3. ^ a b Birth certificate of Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada, Civil Registry and Identification Service of Chile, 9 June 2022
  4. ^ "Canada election results:Hochelaga". Global News. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. ^ "From staffer to MP: five former Hill staffers among newly elected". The Hill Times. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. ^ "Bloc Québécois concedes Liberal win in Hochelaga, ending recount". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  7. ^ a b "Soraya Martinez Ferrada". Prime Minister of Canada. 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ Office, Prime Minister's. "Prime Minister welcomes new parliamentary secretaries". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  9. ^ "Pablo Rodriguez becomes Minister of Transport; Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism". PAX News. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Election results since 2015 - Hochelaga (Quebec)". Elections Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

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