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Greg Fergus ’86 elected MP
Greg Fergus ’86 rode the October 19 red Liberal tide to victory in his bid to represent the Quebec federal riding of Aylmer-Hull as MP.
Greg Fergus ’86 rode the October 19 red Liberal tide to victory in his bid to represent the Quebec federal riding of Aylmer-Hull as MP. Greg garnered 52 per cent of the vote to defeat incumbent NDP MP Nycole Turmel, who was Chief Opposition Whip for the NDP and had served as the party’s interim leader after Jack Layton stepped down.
Greg was previously the national director of the Liberal Party, and has worked in senior policy advising positions in a number of ministerial offices. He’s had a big presence in the Aylmer community, serving as president of a neighborhood association and on various school committees.
Issues relating to federal public service jobs and bolstering public transportation were central to the both candidates’ campaigns in this sprawling civil service community.
Made up of the former cities of Aylmer and Hull, the riding had been represented by the Liberals for most of the past century until Turmel swept into office with the NDP “orange crush” in 2011. The riding has 91,000 voters, with French being the first language in about 80 per cent of homes.
