(Elections Ontario)
Ottawa Centre contains Centretown, Westboro Seaside, the Central Experimental Farm, Outdated Ottawa East and a chunk of Prince of Wales and Meadowlands drives.
The Liberals and NDP have flipped the using backwards and forwards for the reason that Nineteen Seventies, with the NDP’s Joel Harden profitable the final two campaigns. He gained about 54 per cent of the vote in 2022, however has since made the transfer to run federally.
4 candidates are at present operating for the seat. CBC provides candidates once they’re confirmed by Elections Ontario or listed by one of many 4 events with a seat at Queen’s Park at dissolution.
Nominations shut Feb. 13.
Voting is now attainable at native election places of work. Advance voting places are open Feb. 20-22. Voting day is Feb. 27. Elections Ontario has extra data on the vary of voting choices.
Simon Beckett, Inexperienced
Beckett runs a property administration firm and is a former dancer and choreographer.
Scott Healey, PC
The get together hasn’t printed any details about this candidate.
Catherine McKenney, NDP
McKenney was an Ottawa metropolis councillor, the runner-up within the 2022 Ottawa mayoral race and the co-founder of an city enchancment non-profit.
Thomas Simpson, Liberal
Simpson is a vice-president of the Canadian Nationwide Institute for the Blind and a former worker at Well being Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Security Fee.
