Ontario Votes 2025: Orléans
CBC News | Posted: January 30, 2025 9:00 AM | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
Former city councillor trying to extend 2+ decades of Liberal wins
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.
Six candidates are currently running for the seat. CBC adds candidates when they're confirmed by Elections Ontario or listed by one of the four parties with a seat at Queen's Park at dissolution.
Nominations close Feb. 13.
Voting is now possible at local election offices. Advance voting locations are open Feb. 20-22. Voting day is Feb. 27. 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.
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
The party hasn't published any information about this candidate.
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.