Filomena Tassi

Filomena Tassi
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by David Sweet
Personal details
Born Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Jim
Children Maria
Matthew
Alma mater University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
Profession Attorney
Chaplain
Religion Roman Catholic

Filomena Tassi 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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015: Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalFilomena Tassi 29,694 47.68 +22.76 –
ConservativeVincent Samuel 19,821 31.83 -10.57 –
New DemocraticAlex Johnstone 10,131 16.27 -11.92 –
GreenPeter Ormond 2,633 4.23 +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[4][5]

Provincial

Ontario general election, 1995: Hamilton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticDavid Christopherson 8,012 36.81 -18.49 $40,543.33
LiberalFilomena Tassi 7,322 33.64 +2.84 $34,483.85
Progressive ConservativeAngie Tomasic 5,723 26.29 +17.99 $18,222.88
Family CoalitionTom Wigglesworth 376 1.72 +0.32 $1,548.28
Natural LawMonique Poudrette 331 1.53 – $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. ↑ Meet Filomena Tassi, Liberal.ca.
  3. ↑ Susana Mas, Justin Trudeau says Filomena Tassi agreed to vote pro-choice if elected in 2015, CBC News, November 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


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