4 ridings to watch in the Hamilton-Niagara area this federal election
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney met with the Governor General on Sunday to start a federal election, which will take place April 28.
Across 12 ridings in the Hamilton-Niagara area, political parties are preparing local candidates to get out and campaign for your vote.
Here are four ridings worth keeping an eye on.
No matter who wins, Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas will have a new member of parliament.
The riding in Hamilton's west was represented by Liberal Filomena Tassi going back to 2015. She was the first federal Liberal elected in the city since 2004. In the 2021 general election, Tassi won about 44 per cent of the vote. The riding's boundaries changed slightly in 2023 during a national redistribution.
Tassi, who most recently served as the minister of the Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced she would not run again in the fall citing a "deeply personal" reason.
The Liberals have yet to announce a candidate for the riding. As of last week, that party lagged behind their major rivals, with the fewest candidates nominated.
Whoever party members nominate will contest the riding alongside candidates including Erika Alexander for the Conservatives, Roberto Henriquez for the NDP, Georgia Beauchemin for the Green Party and Ava Sharavi for the People's Party of Canada (PPC).
Alexander is the granddaughter of well-known Hamilton politician Lincoln Alexander, Canada's first Black member of the House of Commons and first Black lieutenant governor of Ontario.
In 2021, Liberal candidate Lisa Hepfner beat NDP candidate Michael Allen by 835 votes, securing 34 per cent of the vote to his 32 per cent. Hepfner, a former journalist, is running for re-election.
Prior to Hepfner's victory, the riding had been held by the NDP since 2006. Now, candidate Monique Taylor, who previously served as member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain, will try to win the riding back for the NDP.
Also contesting Hamilton Mountain is Bing Wong with the PPC. The Conservatives and Greens have yet to announce candidates.
The riding boundary now extends south of Rymal Road.
Voters in the former ridings of Niagara Falls and Niagara Centre have new names and big boundary changes to get used to.
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