Liberal Cabinet Minister Maryam Monsef Loses Seat in Election

Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Minister of Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef lost her seat in the Sept. 20 election. 

Monsef, who was seeking re-election for a third term in Peterborough-Kawartha, received over 22,000 votes, around 3,000 shy of her Conservative rival Michelle Ferreri.