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Here are the local candidates running in the Ontario election

Premier Doug Ford has triggered an election and Ontarians are set to go to the polls on Feb. 27. Here are the candidates listed on the Elections Ontario website as running in the ridings in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington and Perth Counties.

Voters will go to polls on Feb. 27

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Ontario voters will go to the polls on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)

Premier Doug Ford has triggered an election and Ontarians are set to go to the polls on Feb. 27.

Below is a list of candidates known as of 3 p.m. on Feb. 14. 

Below are the local ridings CBC K-W will follow during the election. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Cambridge

  • Rob Deutschmann, Liberal.
  • Carla Johnson, Green.
  • Marjorie Knight, NDP.
  • Brian Riddell, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent).
  • Belinda Karahalios, New Blue Party.

Kitchener Centre

  • Sebastian Butnar-Stoica, Ontario Party.
  • Aislinn Clancy, Green (incumbent).
  • Rob Elliott, Progressive Conservatives.
  • Colleen James, Liberal.
  • Christopher Nuhn, Independent.
  • Paul Simoes, New Blue Party.
  • Brooklin Wallis, NDP.

Kitchener-Conestoga

  • Patrick Doucette, Ontario Party.
  • Joe Gowing, Liberal.
  • Mike Harris, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent).
  • Jim Karahalios, New Blue.
  • Jodi Szimanski, NDP.
  • Brayden Wagenaar, Green.

Kitchener South-Hespeler

  • Jess Dixon, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent)
  • Jeff Donkersgoed, NDP.
  • Ismail Mohamed, Liberal.
  • Jessica Riley, Green.
  • John Soule, New Blue Party.

Waterloo

  • Suja Biber, New Blue.
  • Shefaza Esmail, Green.
  • Catherine Fife, NDP (incumbent).
  • Peter House, Electoral Reform Party.
  • Chris Martin, Ontario Party.
  • Clayton Moore, Liberal.
  • James Schulz, Libertarian.
  • Peter Turkington, Progressive Conservatives.

Guelph

  • Robert Coole, Progressive Conservatives.
  • Carina Fraser, New Blue Party.
  • Mike Schreiner, Green (incumbent).
  • Cameron Spence, NDP.
  • Mustafa Zuberi, Liberal.

Wellington-Halton Hills

Note: Current and long-time MPP Ted Arnott is not seeking re-election in this riding.

  • Alex Hilson, Liberal.
  • Simone Kent, NDP.
  • Stephen Kitras, New Blue Party.
  • Jason Medland, Ontario Party.
  • Ron Patava, Consensus Party.
  • Joseph Racinsky, Progressive Conservatives.
  • Bronwynne Wilton, Green.

Perth-Wellington

  • Jason Davis, NDP.
  • Ashley Fox, Liberal.
  • James Montgomery, New Blue Party.
  • Ian Morton, Green.
  • Matthew Rae, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent).
  • Rob Smink, Freedom Party of Ontario.
  • Sarah Zenuh, Ontario Party.
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