It's 2 months until the provincial election. Here's a look at who's running in Waterloo region and area so far
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It's two months until the next provincial election.
With that in mind, CBC Kitchener-Waterloo is taking a brief look at each local riding and who has already announced they will run.
Locally, there is a wide political spectrum. In Waterloo region, two MPPs are with the sitting Progressive Conservatives, two are with the Opposition NDP and one has created a brand new party.
Looking outside the region, Guelph is the riding for the leader of the Green Party of Ontario, while two PC MPPs serve in Wellington-Halton Hills and Perth-Wellington.
There are currently no Liberals holding seats in the area.
Confirmed candidates are listed below, but that list is expected to grow. Candidates must have paperwork into Elections Ontario by 2 p.m. on May 12.
The provincial election is set to take place June 2, 2022.
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MPP Belinda Karahalios currently serves the riding of Cambridge.
Karahalios was elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, but was removed from the party in 2020 after she voted against a government motion.
She and her husband have launched the New Blue Ontario party.
Karahalios won the seat in 2018, beating incumbent Liberal MPP Kathryn McGarry, who now serves as the city's mayor.
In 2014, McGarry edged out former PC MPP Rob Leone for the seat. Before McGarry's win, the riding had been PC since 1995, with Gerry Martiniuk serving as MPP from 1995 to 2011.
The following candidates have announced they will run in Cambridge (in alphabetical order by last name):
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