Ontario Votes 2025: Orléans
CBC News | Posted: January 30, 2025 9:00 AM | Last Updated: February 28
Former city councillor trying to extend 2+ decades of Liberal wins
- UPDATE: Elections Ontario announced around 8:30 p.m. on election day that Orléans poll 712 will close late at 11 p.m. It did not immediately say why.
Orléans contains the large east Ottawa community of the same name, plus Blackburn Hamlet and more rural areas to the south.
Just under one-quarter of 2021 census respondents said they spoke French most often at home.
Created in 1999, the riding has been Liberal since 2003. Stephen Blais has represented it since his 2020 byelection, winning about 46 per cent of the vote in 2022.
Eight 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.
Stephen Blais, Liberal
The former Ottawa city councillor for the area was also a Catholic school trustee, community association president and federal public servant.
Burthomley Douzable, Independent
The health-care worker used to lead the Multicultural Community Club in Vanier and says she's founded and managed several businesses.
Patricia Hooper, New Blue
Hooper homeschooled her two teenagers and said COVID-19 restrictions inspired her to get into politics.
Ken Lewis, Libertarian
The businessman says he got inspiration about how other forms of government work during 16 years living in Germany.
Michelle Petersen, Green
The current community association president and psychotherapist has run for the Greens both provincially and federally, including in Orléans in the last campaign.
Stéphan Plourde, PC
Plourde has worked in military health care, including as Chief of Staff of Canadian Forces Health Services.
Matthew Sévigny, NDP
He says he is a community organizer, francophone and advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ and accessibility rights.
Arabella Vida, Independent
She runs a charity that support children with special needs, which she says was born from her experience raising a severely autistic child.
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Corrections:
- A previous version of this story said Stéphan Plourde was CEO of Canadian Forces Health Services based on information from his party. Plourde was chief of staff of the organization. February 20, 2025 4:25 PM