4 ridings to watch in the Hamilton-Niagara area this federal election

Justin Chandler · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 24, 2025 7:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Liberal Leader Mark Carney met with the Governor General connected Sunday to commencement a national election, which volition instrumentality spot April 28.

Across 12 ridings successful the Hamilton-Niagara area, governmental parties are preparing section candidates to get retired and run for your vote.

Here are 4 ridings worthy keeping an oculus on. 

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

No substance who wins, Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas volition person a caller subordinate of parliament. 

The riding successful Hamilton's westbound was represented by Liberal Filomena Tassi going backmost to 2015. She was the archetypal national Liberal elected successful the metropolis since 2004. In the 2021 wide election, Tassi won astir 44 per cent of the vote. The riding's boundaries changed somewhat successful 2023 during a nationalist redistribution.

Tassi, who astir precocious served arsenic the curate of the Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced she would not tally again successful the autumn citing a "deeply personal" reason. 

The Liberals person yet to denote a campaigner for the riding. As of past week, that enactment lagged down their large rivals, with the fewest candidates nominated. 

Whoever enactment members nominate volition contention the riding alongside candidates including Erika Alexander for the Conservatives, Roberto Henriquez for the NDP, Georgia Beauchemin for the Green Party and Ava Sharavi for the People's Party of Canada (PPC).

Alexander is the granddaughter of well-known Hamilton person Lincoln Alexander, Canada's archetypal Black subordinate of the House of Commons and archetypal Black lieutenant politician of Ontario.

Hamilton Mountain

In 2021, Liberal campaigner Lisa Hepfner bushed NDP campaigner Michael Allen by 835 votes, securing 34 per cent of the ballot to his 32 per cent. Hepfner, a erstwhile journalist, is moving for re-election. 

Prior to Hepfner's victory, the riding had been held by the NDP since 2006. Now, campaigner Monique Taylor, who antecedently served arsenic subordinate of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain, volition effort to triumph the riding backmost for the NDP. 

Also contesting Hamilton Mountain is Bing Wong with the PPC. The Conservatives and Greens person yet to denote candidates. 

The riding bound present extends southbound of Rymal Road.  

Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara South

Voters successful the erstwhile ridings of Niagara Falls and Niagara Centre person caller names and large bound changes to get utilized to.

Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake encompasses overmuch of what utilized to beryllium called Niagara Falls successful northeast Niagara Region. It nary longer contains Fort Erie, Ont., which is present portion of Niagara South. The confederate riding besides contains astir of what utilized to beryllium called Niagara Centre.

In 2021, Conservative campaigner Tony Baldinelli took Niagara Falls with 38 per cent of the ballot to the second-place Liberal's 33 per cent. Liberal Vance Badawey took Niagara Centre with 35 per cent of the ballot to the second-place Conservative's 31 per cent. 

This time, Baldinelli volition look candidates including Dinah Althorpe with the PPC and Karen Fraser with the Green Party. The NDP and Liberals person not announced candidates yet.

Badawey volition run for re-election against Conservative canadiate and determination councillor Fred Davies, Chantal McCollum with the NDP and Peter Taras with the PPC. The Greens person yet to denote a candidate. 

Boundaries change throughout Hamilton-Niagara area

You tin look up your riding and spot the caller representation connected the Elections Canada website.

Here are a fewer much notable changes:

• Hamilton Centre present includes Princess Point and extends further eastbound to Parkdale Avenue.

• Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North, which utilized to beryllium called Flamborough —Glanbrook, nary longer includes the Trinity neighbourhood connected the eastbound Mountain. That country is present portion of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek.

• Niagara West present extends a spot into the City of St. Catharines, Ont.

• The riding of St. Catharines now includes Brock University.