Liberal Candidate Emma Harrison Named MP-Elect For Peterborough In Federal Election
/There’s a new sheriff in town as Liberal Party candidate Emma Harrison has been elected the Member of Parliament of the Peterborough riding, as she celebrated her victory at the Canadian Canoe Museum on Monday night.
Harrison defeated incumbent and Conservative candidate Michelle Ferrari with 36,772 votes (52.6 per cent) to the latter’s 29,865 votes (42.7 per cent).
The MP-elect was named the Liberal Party candidate on March 22 and had 37 days to campaign before the election. In addition to crediting her campaign staff, Harrison noted that she put in the work to hear the concerns of her constituents, which ultimately led to her election.
“Working tirelessly, listening, showing up and asking questions on what the people are concerned about,” she explained.
Harrison’s win was not the only vital win for the Liberals, as Mark Carney was elected as Prime Minister with a minority government.
“It's what we need right now. We need a Mark Carney-led government, absolutely,” explained Harrison. “He is the perfect person for this time, we've said it over and over again, it is a critical election and we are so lucky to have him.”
A Selwyn resident, Harrison is a third-generation farmer and small business owner, operating her family farm alongside her husband, Peterborough paramedic Connor, and their children. While she has no prior political experience, Harrison said that fact will ‘absolutely not’ deter her from getting the job done.
“I have a tremendous amount of life experience that's going to lend itself beautifully to this role, like it did in the campaign,” she explained.
The following were the results of the Peterborough Riding:
Emma Harrison (Liberal) - 37,802 votes (52.5 per cent)
Michelle Ferreri (Conservative) - 30,734 votes (42.7 per cent)
Heather Ray (NDP) - 2,187 votes (3 per cent)
Jazmine Raine (Green Party) - 602 votes (0.8 per cent)
Jami-Leigh McMaster (PPC) - 258 votes (0.4 per cent)
Chad Jewell (Ind) - 210 votes (0.3 per cent)
Matthew Grove (CHP) 155 votes (0.2 per cent)
The following were the results of the federal election:
Liberals - 163 seats (minority government)
Conservative - 149 seats
Bloc Québécois - 23 seats
New Democrats - seven seats
Green Party - one seat
