Justin Trudeau says he is ready for his new life in federal politics but says it's too early to speculate about his future as Canada's prime minister.
During an appearance on CTV's Canada AM, Trudeau said his hard work should dispel any doubts within the Liberal party that he is riding on the legacy of his father.
"Over the past two months I have been working so hard towards it by reaching out to people, listening to them on the ground and it was sort of a natural progression to get to this point," said Trudeau.
"I did this the right way. I didn't walk in and expect anything to be handed to me and I demonstrated that I can bring people together."
When asked about rumours Trudeau had the aspiration to become the next leader of the Liberal party and of the country, he was tightlipped.
"I'm not making any comments and I'm not even thinking about right now," Trudeau said.
"My challenge is to reach out to the people right across Papineau, and especially the francophone community, as well, who are very present in the riding but who went Bloc strongly in the last election," Trudeau said.
His goal is "to show them that the Liberal values they have deep inside of them are the ones that are going to serve them best in the years to come," he added.
Trudeau narrowly won his bid for the Liberal nomination for Montreal's Papineau riding on the first ballot of Sunday's nomination vote, taking 54 per cent of the 1,266 ballots cast.
"I'm carrying the Trudeau name, yes, but I'm also carrying my own name," the son of the late former prime minister Pierre Trudeau told reporters after his victory. "I think what was achieved here in this process was to demonstrate that I'm not just a last name ... I'm able to reach out and represent people."
Margaret Trudeau, Justin's mother, said not to expect a carbon copy of her ex-husband.
"Justin is his own person. He's not to be confused with his father. He has all the advantages of being raised by his father, but he has a lot to offer on his own and I'm very proud of him," she said.
Trudeau linked himself to his famous father in making his pitch to the Liberals of Montreal's Papineau riding to become their candidate in the next federal election.
"I want to be your standard-bearer, a unifier to take on our real adversaries, the Bloquistes and Conservatives," Pierre's eldest son told party members gathered in a school gymnasium on Sunday.
The 35-year-old noted that his father listed 'teacher' as his occupation when he first ran for the Liberal nomination in neighbouring Mount Royal riding.
The elder Trudeau was instrumental in repatriating Canada's Constitution in 1982 and ensuring it had a Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
"What you were part of 40 years ago changed Canada forever," he said. "We are all children of the Charter. You can understand how fiercely proud I am to be able to say that your prime minister was also my dad."
Trudeau had Margaret and filmmaker brother Sacha working the crowd. Former Liberal cabinet ministers Pierre Pettigrew, who represented the riding until 2006, and Jean Lapierre were also there.
This had been Trudeau's first attempt to follow his father into politics. He chose a poor, ethnically diverse Bloc Quebecois-held riding.
He had been expected to be in a tough fight with Mary Deros, a popular city councillor, and Basilio Giordano, an Italian-language newspaper editor.
In his speech before the vote, Giordano told the crowd he wanted "to tell citizens of Papineau riding who are immigrants to this great country, that I understand their daily struggle, having myself lived some of the same challenges.
"If elected, I will fight with you and for you to ensure Canada fulfils its promise of a better life."
Deros, who grew up in the neighbourhood, said, "I know first hand the dedication, the loyalty, and the hard work that it takes to win an election, having been tested on that battle ground and having won, not once but three consecutive hard-fought victories."
Justin's first home was at 24 Sussex. His two opponents tried to indirectly highlight his lack of personal ties to the riding. Trudeau argued that part of his father's former riding is now part of Papineau.
With a report from CTV's Jed Kahane and files from The Canadian Press
