Ontario votes 2022: Here's who's running so far in Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton
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The next provincial election is right around the corner.
To help you stay informed, CBC Windsor is taking a look at each local riding and who has already announced they will run.
History could be made in Windsor-Essex in this year's provincial election as women of colour are running in three ridings, and the Progressive Conservatives, who have been unsuccessful for several years, are fielding three well-known candidates in the ridings as well.
With the election set for June 2, the Liberals, New Democratic Party and Progressive Conservatives have nominated most of their candidates in the four Windsor-Essex ridings. The Green Party has not yet nominated any candidates in our ridings.
There will definitely be new MPPs in Windsor—Tecumseh and in Essex, where incumbents Percy Hatfield and Taras Natyshak are not running.
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 candidate list below is based on publicly available information and responses from the parties. CBC Windsor has contacted all registered political parties in Ontario.
The provincial election is set to take place June 2, 2022.
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The provincial riding of Windsor West had a population of 122,990 as of the 2016 census. The riding spans the west end of Windsor and borders on Essex County. By area, it is the smallest riding in Windsor-Essex, at 83 square kilometres.
Since 2014, the area has been represented by Lisa Gretzky of the New Democratic Party. She is facing off against several high-profile challengers, including lawyer Linda McCurdy and John Leontowicz, the former police chief in LaSalle.
The following candidates have announced they will run in Windsor West (in alphabetical order by last name):
Windsor—Tecumseh, which covers the east end of Windsor and Tecumseh, is one of two ridings in this region where the incumbent candidate is not seeking re-election. The population was 117,430 as of the 2016 Census, and the riding spans 189 square kilometres.
NDP MPP Percy Hatfield, who picked up the seat nearly a decade ago in a 2013 byelection, announced last year that he is not seeking re-election this time around.
Stepping up to claim the open seat so far are Tecumseh town councillor Andrew Dowie, Windsor city councillor Gary Kaschak and advocate Gemma Grey-Hall, who works at the University of Windsor.
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