Filomena Tassi

The Honourable
Filomena Tassi
PC MP
Minister of Seniors
Assumed office
July 18, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Preceded by Office established
Deputy Government Whip
In office
January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Preceded by Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Succeeded by Linda Lapointe
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by David Sweet
Personal details
Born 1962 (age 55–56)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Jim
Children Maria
Matthew
Alma mater University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
Profession Attorney
Chaplain

Filomena Tassi PC MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and currently serves as the Minister of Seniors and Deputy Government Whip.[2]

Tassi studied law at the University of Western Ontario, and then practised corporate law for six years. She subsequently left the legal profession and studied philosophy and religious education at the University of Waterloo, and began working as the chaplain at Bishop Tonnos Secondary School, a job she held until her election to the House of Commons.[3]

Tassi's first run for elective office was as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1995 provincial election, where she finished a narrow second to NDP incumbent David Christopherson. Two decades later, she became the federal Liberal candidate in Hamilton during the 2015 federal election. Her candidacy attracted some media controversy, as she had made statements in the past suggesting that her Roman Catholic faith made her personally opposed to abortion, which seemingly put her in conflict with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's requirement that all candidates agree to vote in favour of abortion rights. Trudeau clarified that Tassi had agreed to support the legal right to abortion.[4]

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015: Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFilomena Tassi29,69447.68+22.76–
ConservativeVincent Samuel19,82131.83-10.57–
New DemocraticAlex Johnstone10,13116.27-11.92–
GreenPeter Ormond2,6334.23+0.5–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,279100.0 $221,675.78
Total rejected ballots 272––
Turnout 62,55174.1%–
Eligible voters 84,350
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +16.66%
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

Provincial

Ontario general election, 1995: Hamilton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDavid Christopherson8,01236.81-18.49$40,543.33
LiberalFilomena Tassi7,32233.64+2.84$34,483.85
Progressive ConservativeAngie Tomasic5,72326.29+17.99$18,222.88
Family CoalitionTom Wigglesworth3761.72+0.32$1,548.28
Natural LawMonique Poudrette3311.53–$0.00
Total valid votes 21,764 100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 3721.68-0.04
Turnout 22,13654.71-5.07
Eligible voters 40,459
New Democratic hold Swing -10.66

References

  1. ↑ "Liberals pick up two Hamilton ridings, Marston defeated". CBC Hamilton, October 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Wright Allen, Samantha (July 25, 2018). "Rodriguez, Tassi staying as government whips for now, changes expected soon". The Hill Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Meet Filomena Tassi, Liberal.ca.
  4. ↑ Susana Mas, Justin Trudeau says Filomena Tassi agreed to vote pro-choice if elected in 2015, CBC News, November 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, 30 September 2015
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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