June 2 is fast approaching and wherever you are in London, or whatever your political persuasion is, there’s probable a candidate for you running in the election.
We often think of the race being just between the Green Party, the Liberals, the NDP and Progressive Conservatives but there are options out there if none of the “main” parties speak for you.
Over the next week we’ll be looking more in depth at the different ridings but, to start, here’s a list of everyone you can cast your vote for on June 2.
London—Fanshawe
- Adriana A. Medina (New Blue)
- Dave Durnin (Freedom Party)
- Doug Macdonald (Ontario Party)
- Jane Kovarikova (PC)
- Paul Plumb (Consensus)
- Stephen R. Campbell (None of the Above)
- Teresa Armstrong (NDP)
- Zeba Hashmi (Liberal)
- Zach Ramsey (Green)
London North Center
- Carol Dyck (Green)
- Daryl Grant (Ontario Party)
- George Le Mac (Independent)
- Jerry Pribil (PC)
- Paul McKeever (Freedom Party)
- Tommy Caldwell (New Blue)
- Kate Graham (Liberal)
- Terrance Kernaghan (NDP)
London West
- Brad Harness (Consensus)
- Coleen McCauley (Green)
- Cynthia Workman (Ontario Party)
- Mike McMullen (Freedom Party)
- Jacques Boudreau (Libertarian)
- Kristopher Hunt (New Blue)
- Paul Paolatto (PC)
- Peggy Sattler (NDP)
- Vanessa Lalonde (Liberal)
Elgin—Middlesex—London
- Amanda Stark (Green)
- Andy Kroeker (NDP)
- Dave Plum (Freedom)
- Brigette Belton (Ontario Party)
- Heather Jackson (Liberal)
- Malichi Malé (Consensus)
- Matt Millar (New Blue)
- Rob Flack (PC)
Here’s a short list of all the parties with candidates this election and a short primer on what they stand for.
- Consensus Ontario — Their main policy is the removal of all political parties provincially (including themselves) and moving toward a non-partisan Consensus democracy. Think how municipal politics work.
- Freedom Party of Ontario — The Freedom Party’s founding principle is that “every individual, in the peaceful pursuit of personal fulfillment, has an absolute right to his or her own life, liberty, and property.”
- Green Party of Ontario — It is a leftist party that combines ecologically and socially reformist policies.
- New Blue Party of Ontario — It is right-wing and socially conservative party that has been described as being to the right of the PC Party from which it split.
- None of the Above Party — The party aims to “elect independent MPPs who are not bound by party control and who truly can represent their constituents first”.
- Ontario Liberal Party — The party espouses the principles of liberalism, and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum.
- Ontario Libertarian Party — The party supports all civil liberties and opposes all attempts by government to reshape its citizens’ lives. It also favours an unregulated, free market and no taxes.
- Ontario New Democrat Party — The party is a socially democratic group that sits at the left of the political spectrum.
- Ontario Party — The party is a socially and fiscally conservative, far right-wing populist party with ties to right-wing Christian groups, anti-vaccination advocates, and organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa.
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario — The party is a centre-right conservative political party. Its beliefs and policies have been described as fiscally conservative, capitalist, and populist.
You can vote in an Ontario provincial election if you are:
- 18 years of age or older, and
- a Canadian citizen, and
- a resident of Ontario, and
- not prohibited from voting under any law
If you’re eligible to vote, ensure that you are on the voter’s list.
Electors can vote in the provincial election either on Election Day, through advanced polling or by mail. Voters must present valid ID to prove identity and residency to vote. Check the Election Ontario site for more information on ways to vote.
Advance polls will be open in all 124 ridings from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., May 19 through May 28, and election day is June 2.
