Here's who's running in the provincial election in Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara and area
Election day in Ontario is Feb. 27
- Read all of CBC Hamilton's coverage of the Ontario election here, including profiles for each riding.
- Follow local results online after polls close here.
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.
- Ali Hosny, Green.
- Kaniz Mouli, Liberal.
- Charles Wroblewski, New Blue Party.
- Caleb Smolenaars, ONDP.
- Effie Triantafilopoulos, PC. (Incumbent)
Flamborough-Glanbrook
The Flamborough-Glanbrook riding covers most of Hamilton's surrounding rural areas and includes communities like Waterdown, Rockton, Binbrook and Mount Hope.
- Janet Errygers, Green.
- Joshua Bell, Liberal.
- Kristen Halfpenny, New Blue Party.
- Lilly Noble, ONDP.
- Donna Skelly, PC. (Incumbent)
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.
- Lucia Iannantuono, Green.
- Sarah Jama, Independent. (Incumbent)
- Nathalie Xian Yi Yan, Independent
- Eileen Walker, Liberal.
- Mitch Novosad, New Blue Party.
- Robin Lennox, ONDP.
- Sarah Bokhari, PC.
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.
- Joshua Czerniga, Green.
- Ejaz Butt, Independent.
- Dawn Danko, Liberal.
- Layla Marie-Angela Protopapa, New Blue Party.
- Dan Preston, None of the Above Direct Democracy Party.
- Kojo Damptey, ONDP.
- Bing Wong, Ontario Party.
- Monica Ciriello, PC.
Hamilton East-Stoney Creek
This riding represents the city's east end, Stoney Creek and Winona.
- Drew Garvie, Communist Party Ontario.
- Pascale Marchand, Green.
- Heino Doessing, Liberal.
- Wieslawa Derlatka, New Blue Party.
- Zaigham Butt, ONDP.
- Heather Curnew, Ontario Party.
- Neil Lumsden, PC. (Incumbent)
St. Catharines
This riding encompasses most of the City of St. Catharines, Ont.
- Stephen Vincelette-Smith, Green.
- Robin McPherson, Liberal.
- Rob Atalick, New Blue Party.
- J. Justin O'Donnell, Ontario Alliance.
- Jennie Stevens, ONDP. (Incumbent)
- Liz Leeuwenburg, Ontario Party.
- Sal Sorrento, PC.
- Natalia Benoit, Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda.
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.
- Mark Harrison, Green.
- Shauna Boyle, Liberal.
- Aaron Albano, New Blue Party.
- Stefanos Karatopis, Ontario Libertarian Party.
- Dave Augustyn, ONDP.
- Aaron Allison, Ontario Party.
- Jim Torma, Populist Party Ontario.
- Sam Oosterhoff, PC. (Incumbent)
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.
- Celia Taylor, Green.
- Joedy Burdett, Independent.
- Shafoli Kapur, Liberal.
- Gary Dumelie, New Blue Party.
- Wayne Gates, ONDP. (Incumbent)
- Andrew Soifert, Ontario Party.
- Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg, PC.
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.
- Bobbi Ann Brady, Independent. (Incumbent)
- Vandan Patel, Liberal.
- Gary Tanchak, New Blue Party.
- Erica Englert, ONDP.
- Amy Martin, PC.