Hamilton·ONTARIO VOTES 2025

Here's who's running in the provincial election in Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara and area

Ontario voters are set to go to the polls on Feb. 27.

Election day in Ontario is Feb. 27

An Elections Ontario voting sign.
With Doug Ford calling for a provincial election, here are the local confirmed candidates so far for Hamilton and surrounding areas. (Cara Nickerson/CBC)

A full list of candidates in the provincial election, which Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford triggered in late January, is officially final as the deadlines to register passed on Feb. 13.

Ontario voters are set to go to the polls on Feb. 27, and the campaign is now in full swing. 

The Elections Ontario website allows voters to find what riding they're in.

Here's a list of candidates registered with Elections Ontario who are running for member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara, Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand.

CBC Hamilton will be sharing more about candidates and their platforms in our ongoing coverage.

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order according to party name. 

Burlington

The riding encapsulates most of the City of Burlington, except for parts of the city's north end.

  • Kyle Hutton, Green Party of Ontario.
  • James "Chilli" Chillington, New Blue Party.
  • David Crombie, None of the Above Direct Democracy Party.
  • Andrea Grebenc, Ontario Liberal Party.
  • Megan Beauchemin, Ontario's New Democrats (ONDP).
  • Natalie Pierre, PC Party of Ontario. (Incumbent)

Oakville North-Burlington

Oakville North-Burlington represents the area in Burlington northeast of the QEW and northwest of Walkers Line.

Flamborough-Glanbrook

The Flamborough-Glanbrook riding covers most of Hamilton's surrounding rural areas and includes communities like Waterdown, Rockton, Binbrook and Mount Hope.

Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas 

This riding includes most areas of the West Mountain in Hamilton as well as areas south of the Canadian National Railway such as Ancaster and Dundas and communities like Copetown and Westdale.

  • Nori Smith, Electoral Reform Party.
  • Guy Bisson, Green.
  • Julia Brown, Liberal.
  • Lee Weiss Vassor, New Blue Party.
  • Spencer Rocchi, None of the Above Direct Democracy Party.
  • Sandy Shaw, ONDP. (Incumbent)
  • John Demik, PC

Hamilton Centre

Hamilton Centre encompasses the lower city, north of the Niagara Escarpment, between Highway 403 and Kenilworth Avenue.

Hamilton Mountain

Hamilton Mountain covers most of the city's south between the Niagara Escarpment and Rymal Road. ONDP's Monique Taylor is the current MPP. She's held the seat since 2011 but will run in the federal election.

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek

This riding represents the city's east end, Stoney Creek and Winona.

St. Catharines

This riding encompasses most of the City of St. Catharines, Ont.

Niagara West 

The Niagara West riding covers some of the City of St. Catharines west, the towns of Grimsby, Lincoln and Pelham, the townships of West Lincoln and Wainfleet and communities like Beamsville and Wellandport.

Niagara Centre

This riding represents the cities of Port Colborne, Thorold and Welland, as well as part of St. Catharines south of St. Paul Street West and of Glendale Avenue.

  • Natashia Bergen, Green.
  • Damien O'Brien, Liberal.
  • Jimmy Jackson, New Blue Party.
  • Angela Browne, Ontario Alliance.
  • Jeff Burch, ONDP. (Incumbent)
  • Darryl Weinberg, Ontario Party.
  • Bill Steele, PC.

Niagara Falls

This riding covers the City of Niagara Falls and the towns of Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Brantford-Brant

This riding covers the City of Brantford as well as part of the Brant County, which includes Paris, Burford, and Oakland as well as Six Nations and New Credit.

  • Karleigh Csordas, Green.
  • Ron Fox, Liberal.
  • Joshua Carron, New Blue Party.
  • Mike Clancy, None of the Above Direct Democracy Party.
  • James Carruthers, Ontario Alliance.
  • Rob Ferguson, Ontario Libertarian Party.
  • Harvey Bischof, ONDP.
  • Will Bouma, PC. (Incumbent)

Haldimand-Norfolk 

Haldimand-Norfolk covers both counties and communities in it like Delhi, Simcoe, Port Dover, Townsend, Cayuga and Caledonia.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aura Carreño Rosas

Reporter, CBC Hamilton

Aura Carreño Rosas is a Hamilton-based reporter from Venezuela, with a passion for pop culture and unique people with diverse journeys. You can contact her at aura.carreno.rosas@cbc.ca