Ontario Election Roundup: The Candidates vying to represent local ridings
Campaigning is underway for the June 2 provincial election, with several familiar faces vying for a seat at Queen's Park.
York University's visiting professor of politics, Michael Johns, said there are a couple of interesting ridings to watch.
He mentioned the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, where Ontario's Attorney General is up against the longtime mayor of Barrie.
"That's the one where personality might be more in play. Name recognition is more in play."
Johns noted most of the ridings in the region are "heavily Conservative."
"But, we have seen in the past if the Progressive Conservatives vote collapses, other votes can win."
Here's a look at the candidates in Simcoe Muskoka and surrounding areas:
BARRIE-SPRINGWATER-ORO-MEDONTE
Gerry Auger - Ontario Party
Doug Downey - PC Party
Hayden Hughes - New Blue
Jeff Lehman - Liberal Party
Beverley Patchell - NDP
Elyse Robinson - Green Party
BARRIE-INNISFIL
Dean Grace - Ontario Party
Benjamin Hughes - Independent
Andrea Khanjin - PC Party
Bonnie North - Green Party
Pekka Reinio - NDP
Ashlyn Steele - New Blue
Jake Tucker - Independent
SIMCOE NORTH
Krystal Brooks - Green Party
Mark Douris - New Blue
Jill Dunlop - PC Party
Aaron Cayden Hiltz - Liberal Party
Aaron MacDonald - Ontario Party
Elixabeth Van Houtte - NDP
YORK-SIMCOE
Walter Alvarez-Bardales - Liberal Party
Franco Colavecchia - Ontario Moderate Party
Brent Fellman - New Blue
Alana Hollander - Ontario Party
Caroline Mulroney - PC Party
Julie Stewart - Green Party
Zachary Tisdale - Libertarian
NEWMARKET-AURORA
Iwona Czarnecka - New Blue
Yuri Duboisky - Ontario Moderate Party
Dawn Gallagher Murphy - PC Party
Denis Heng - NDP
Krista McKenzie - Ontario Party
Carolina Rodriguez - Green Party
Sylvain Roy - Liberal Party
DUFFERIN-CALEDON
Andrea Banyai - New Blue
Laura Campbell - Green Party
Erickumar Emmanuel - Ontario Moderate Party
Bob Gordanier - Liberal Party
Sylvia Jones - PC Party
Lily Nguyen - Ontario Party
Tess Prendergast - NDP
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA
Andrew John Cocks - Ontario Party
Doug Maynard - New Blue
Matt Richter - Green Party
Graydon Smith - PC Party
Brad Waddell - Independent
BRUCE-GREY-OWEN SOUND
Rick Byers - PC Party
Suzanne Coles - Ontario Party
Vince Grimaldi - New Blue
Karen Gventer - NDP
Selwyn J. Hicks - Liberal Party
Reima Kaikkonen - Independent
Joel Loughead - NOTA Direct Democracy Party
Danielle Valiquette - Green Party
Joseph Westover - Independent
SIMCOE-GREY
Ted Crysler - Liberal Party
David Ghobrial - New Blue
Billy G Gordon - NOTA Direct Democracy Party
Allan Kuhn - Green Party
Rodney Sacrey - Ontario Party
Brian Saunderson - PC Party
Candidates must submit their Candidate Nomination Paper by 2 p.m. on May 12.
Voters will head to the polls on Thurs., June. 2.
Complete information is available on the Elections Ontario website, including voter registration and mail-in voting.
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