Voters in southwestern Ontario will head to the polls as the 45th federal general election is held on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Elections Canada offices will open soon in each of the 343 federal electoral districts, including the three ridings in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.
Electors can visit an office to register and vote early by special ballot or to get information about voting or becoming a candidate. The nomination deadline is April 7.
Here’s a look at who is running so far:
Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore
Nick Babic - People’s Party of Canada
Alex Ilijoski - New Democratic Party
Irek Kusmierczyk - Liberal Party of Canada (incumbent)
Mark McKenzie - Conservative Party of Canada
Windsor West
Jacob Bezaire - People’s Party of Canada
Harbinder Gill - Conservative Party of Canada
Joey Markham - Communist Party of Canada
Brian Masse - New Democratic Party (incumbent)
Essex
Jason Henry - People’s Party of Canada
Chris Lewis - Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent)
Chris Sutton - Liberal Party of Canada
Lori Wightman - New Democratic Party
Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Dave Epp - Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent)
Seamus Fleming - New Democratic Party
This list was published on March 25 and will be updated as more information becomes available. Candidate nominations close on Monday, April 7. The complete list of candidates will be posted on elections.ca by Wednesday, April 9.
