Ontario Votes 2025: Glengarry–Prescott–Russell
CBC News | Posted: January 30, 2025 9:00 AM | Last Updated: February 25
Unlike some other local ridings, this one changes hands
Glengarry–Prescott–Russell runs from rural east Ottawa through communities such as Clarence-Rockland, Casselman and Hawkesbury to the Quebec border.
Linguistically, the area is evenly split between anglophones and francophones, according to the 2021 census.
Unlike some other local ridings, this one changes hands: Stéphane Sarrazin won it for the PCs in 2022 from PC-turned-Liberal Amanda Simard by three-and-a-half percentage points, or about 1,500 votes.
Simard had won it from the Liberals when she represented the PCs. It was more solidly Liberal before that, dating back to its creation in the late 1990s.
Seven candidates are running for the seat.
With advance voting done and mail voting applications closed, voting is still possible at local election offices until Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Voting day is Thursday, with polls open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Elections Ontario has more information on the range of voting options.
Ryder Finlay, NDP
Finlay is a Carleton University student working in IT.
Felix Labrosse, New Blue
Labrosse is a science professor and radio sound engineer.
Thaila Riden, Green
The environmental activist is back after running here in 2022, and for East Hawkesbury council later that year.
Stéphane Sarrazin, PC
Sarrazin managed electricity distribution in Alfred and Plantagenet, and more recently was mayor of that township.
Jason St-Louis, Independent
St-Louis, from Russell, is a paralegal and driving instructor. He's a former professional mixed martial arts fighter.
Trevor Stewart, Liberal
Stewart is the first-term Clarence-Rockland city councillor for Hammond and Cheney, toward the west of the riding.
Brandon Wallingford, Ontario Party
Wallingford is an entrepreneur and was an organizer for the No More Lockdowns group against government pandemic restrictions.