Voters Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County head to the polls

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Today, voters crossed Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County volition articulation different Canadians to cast ballots and take the adjacent national government.

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CBC K-W volition update this communicative aft 9:30 p.m. with section results.

How to vote

Polls are unfastened from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. People inactive waiting successful enactment astatine 9:30 p.m. volition inactive beryllium capable to vote.
Find your polling presumption connected your elector paper received by message oregon by entering your postal codification into the Elections Canada website.
Bring valid government-issued photograph ID with some your sanction and address, similar a driver's license, or;
Bring 2 pieces of approved ID, with 1 listing your address.

For much accusation connected however to ballot successful Waterloo region, Guelph and the surrounding area, cheque retired CBC K-W's voting guide.

What matters astir to voters

WATCH | Waterloo region, Guelph voters speech tariffs, housing, and elector turnout:

Waterloo region, Guelph voters speech tariffs, housing, and elector turnout

Voters who participated successful a CBC K-W elector sheet stock what matters astir to them successful the 2025 national election. They talk of the broader impacts tariffs tin person connected their communities, the aboriginal of the lodging situation and however important it is to spell retired and vote.

Tariffs and U.S. Relations

Tariff threats connected Canadian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump has shaken assurance successful occupation and income stableness for galore crossed Waterloo portion and the surrounding area.

"Tariffs are going to interaction each azygous facet of our country," said Guelph elector Emily McDonald.

McDonald said her interest comes from the ripple effect tariffs could origin successful her community.

"Whether oregon not your occupation is straight impacted by tariffs, we're going to spot it everyplace from the market store shelves to housing," she said.

"It's going to person an interaction acold beyond manufacturing."

For Waterloo elector Chanakya Ramdev, it's the imaginable interaction tariffs whitethorn person connected integer goods.

"Waterloo is beauteous overmuch the hub of tech successful Canada," helium said.

"If determination is simply a taxation that is enactment connected improvement of bundle present successful Waterloo, past it would person a devastating effect," helium said.

Affordable housing

Rising location prices and rent costs person near galore Canadians struggling to find determination affordable to live.

Guelph elector Chris Lozinski said he's acrophobic the close types of lodging isn't being built successful his community.

"They're not geared toward first clip buyers," helium said.

"I deliberation ensuring that the mediate class, students and conscionable the colonisation that makes up these areas now, they're not near behind."

For Kitchener Centre's Steve Tomajko, it's not arsenic important to him, "but surely to my grandchildren and to young radical especially, and to caller Canadians."

"It's a large problem," helium said.

"When I spot the prices of rent astir here…how bash they spend it."

Climate Change

WATCH | Kitchener Centre elector wants candidates to absorption connected the situation this national election:

Kitchener Centre elector wants candidates to absorption connected the situation this national election

Eleanor Maxwell is simply a elector from Kitchener Centre. She wants to spot much enactment to mitigate the impacts of clime change. She's hoping much candidates volition absorption connected processing a clime alteration program to pull voters similar her this national election.

While clime alteration and biology protections aren't needfully a ballot container question successful this election, immoderate voters successful Waterloo portion are asking parties to instrumentality much of a stance.

Eleanor Maxwell is simply a elector successful Kitchener Centre. She said "we request to person a wide program to tackle clime change."

She said it's not thing that tin beryllium ignored.

"We spot each twelvemonth the wildfires, the floods, the droughts, the susceptible countries that are suffering due to the fact that of the upwind events which are a nonstop effect of clime change.

"None of that's going to spell away."

She said a person with a wide program is what's important to her.

For Kitchener-Conestoga elector Sacha Adkins, the clime interest comes from her children.

"Since becoming a parent, you're conscionable truly alert of the satellite that your kids are going to turn up in," she said.

As a parent with 2 children affected by asthma, she worries of rising temperatures and worsening aerial quality.

"Even present I'm disquieted astir enrolling my kids and outdoor summertime sports," she said.

"Playing shot for a 4 twelvemonth aged successful 35C upwind successful the summertime is not healthy."

To comparison however parties program to code these issues and more, cheque retired this CBC News interactive predetermination article.

Voter turnout

Voters besides spoke astir however important they judge elector turnout is successful this election.

Tomajko said the urgency is real, particularly for younger Canadians.

"This predetermination successful peculiar is truthful important to the aboriginal of Canada," helium said.

Ramdev echoed that, saying turnout is particularly important for his property radical due to the fact that of the implications tariffs person connected aboriginal occupation prospects successful this country.

"I would petition my chap property radical to amusement up and vote. Whichever governmental enactment they privation to ballot for, but astatine slightest travel and amusement that you care," helium said.

Elections Canada reports that a grounds 7.3 cardinal Canadians voted during beforehand polls. The autarkic bureau successful complaint of elections besides reported that implicit 100,000 peculiar ballots had been formed by mid-election campaign, much than doubling 2021's number.

Who's moving successful section ridings

CBC K-W has been covering the issues important to voters during the predetermination campaign. Below, larn much astir your riding, candidates and work related stories.

Jump to your riding:

Cambridge.
Kitchener Centre.
Kitchener-Conestoga.
Kitchener South-Hespeler.
Waterloo.
Guelph.
Perth-Wellington.
Wellington-Halton Hills.

Cambridge

There are 5 candidates moving successful this predetermination successful Cambridge. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Lux Burgess, Green Party of Canada.
Connie Cody, Conservative Party of Canada.
Manuel Couto, Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada.
José de Lima, New Democratic Party.
Bryan May, Liberal Party of Canada (incumbent).

WATCH | Cambridge voters are acrophobic astir jobs and the section economy. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue:

Cambridge voters are acrophobic astir jobs and the section economy. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue

After participating successful a sheet treatment connected CBC K-W's The Morning Edition, Cambridge candidates were asked what they would accidental to residents successful their riding who are disquieted astir the interaction of the commercialized warfare connected their section system and occupation security. The 3 candidates who took portion successful the sheet were Lux Burgess of the Green Party, NDP's José de Lima and Liberal Bryan May. Conservative campaigner Connie Cody declined to enactment successful the panel. There are 5 candidates successful full successful this riding, including Manuel Couto of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada.

Cambridge became its ain riding successful 1979. This year, parts of Brant County antecedently portion of the riding person been removed arsenic portion of a redistribution.

Over the years, Cambridge has bounced betwixt being a Conservative and Liberal seat. Before May won the spot successful 2015, the spot was held by Conservative Gary Goodyear betwixt 2004 and 2015.

In 2021, May won by getting 2,210 votes much than Cody.

Kitchener Centre

The 7 candidates moving successful Kitchener Centre successful this national election. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Brian Adeba, Liberal Party of Canada.
Kelly DeRidder, Conservative Party of Canada.
Margaretha Dyck, United Party.
Mike Morrice, Green Party of Canada (incumbent).
Ellen Papenburg, Animal Protection Party.
Wasai Rahimi, People's Party of Canada.
Heather Zaleski, New Democratic Party.

WATCH | Kitchener Centre voters are acrophobic astir homelessness. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue:

Kitchener Centre voters are acrophobic astir homelessness. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue

After participating successful a sheet treatment connected CBC K-W's The Morning Edition, Kitchener Centre candidates were asked what they would bash astir the homelessness situation successful their riding, which includes the encampment astatine the country of Victoria and Weber streets. The 2 candidates who took portion successful the sheet were Liberal Brian Adeba and Mike Morrice of the Green Party. The NDP's Heather Zaleski and Conservative campaigner Kelly DeRidder did not respond to a petition to enactment successful the panel. There are 7 candidates successful full successful this riding, including Margaretha Dyck from the United Party of Canada, Ellen Papenburg of the Animal Protection Party of Canada and Wasai Rahimi from the People's Party of Canada.

Kitchener Centre has been a riding since 1997 and the archetypal MP was Liberal Karen Redman, who is present seat of the Region of Waterloo.

Conservative Stephen Woodworth served for 2 terms, 2008 to 2015, erstwhile Liberal Raj Saini won. Saini kept the spot until helium stepped down from moving for re-election successful 2021 successful the midst of allegations made against him by a erstwhile assistant. Saini has denied the allegations. Even though helium stepped down, his sanction remained connected the ballot and helium came successful fourth.

Morrice won the spot successful 2021 with 17,872, which was 5,335 votes much than the second-place Conservative candidate.

Kitchener-Conestoga

There are 4 candidates moving successful Kitchener-Conestoga. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Maya Bozorgzad, New Democratic Party.
Kevin Dupuis, People's Party of Canada.
Tim Louis, Liberal Party of Canada (incumbent).
Doug Treleaven, Conservative Party of Canada.

WATCH | Land expropriation is simply a apical interest for Kitchener-Conestoga voters. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue:

Land expropriation is simply a apical interest for Kitchener-Conestoga voters. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue

After participating successful a sheet treatment connected CBC K-W's The Morning Edition, Kitchener-Conestoga candidates were asked wherever they basal the determination government's plans to acquisition farmland successful their riding for aboriginal concern purposes. The 2 candidates who took portion successful the sheet were Liberal Tim Louis and the NDP's Maya Bozorgzad. The Conservative campaigner Doug Treleaven was invited, but helium did not respond to a petition to enactment successful the panel. There are 4 candidates successful full successful this riding, including Kevin Dupuis from the People's Party of Canada.

There is nary Green campaigner successful this riding.

Kitchener-Conestoga has existed arsenic a riding since 2004. The archetypal MP was Liberal Lynn Myers, past Conservative Harold Albrecht was the MP from 2006 to 2019. Louis has been the MP since 2019.

The riding has seen precise adjacent races successful caller elections:

In 2021, Louis bushed Conservative Carlene Hawley by 577 votes.
In 2019, Louis bushed Albrecht by 365 votes.
In 2015, Albrecht bushed Louis by 251 votes.

Kitchener South-Hespeler

There are six candidates moving successful Kitchener South-Hespeler. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Valerie Bradford, Liberal Party of Canada (incumbent).
Lorne Bruce, New Democratic Party.
Kathleen Dueck, United Party of Canada.
Ethan Russell, Green Party of Canada.
Matt Strauss, Conservative Party of Canada.
Randy Williams, People's Party of Canada.

WATCH | Kitchener South-Hespeler voters are disquieted astir jobs amid U.S. tariffs. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue:

Kitchener South-Hespeler voters are disquieted astir jobs amid U.S. tariffs. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue

After participating successful a sheet treatment connected CBC K-W's The Morning Edition, Kitchener South-Hespeler candidates were asked what they would bash to support section jobs astatine factories similar the Toyota works amid U.S. tariffs. The 4 candidates who took portion successful the sheet were Liberal Valerie Bradford, the NDP's Lorne Bruce, Conservative Matt Strauss and Ethan Russell of the Green Party. There are six candidates successful full successful this riding, including Kathleen Dueck from the United Party of Canada and Randy Williams from the People's Party of Canada.

The riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler was created successful 2015. The archetypal MP for the riding was Marwan Tabbara, who started arsenic a Liberal. In 2020 during his 2nd term, Tabbara said helium was "stepping back" from the Liberal caucus due to the fact that helium was facing battle charges. He sat arsenic an independent.

Bradford won the spot successful 2021.

Waterloo

There are 9 candidates moving successful Waterloo. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Waseem Botros, Conservative.
Bardish Chagger (incumbent), Liberal.
Santa Claus Chatham, Rhinocéros Party.
Héline Chow, NDP.
Simon Guthrie, Green.
Jamie Hari, Independent.
Val Neekman, Independent.
Hans Roach, Independent.
Douglas Ross, PPC.

WATCH | Affordable lodging is simply a apical interest for Waterloo voters. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue:

Affordable lodging is simply a apical interest for Waterloo voters. Here's wherever national candidates basal connected the issue

After participating successful a sheet treatment connected CBC K-W's The Morning Edition, Waterloo candidates were asked what the national authorities should bash to marque owning oregon renting a location successful Waterloo much affordable. The 3 candidates who took portion successful the sheet were Liberal Bardish Chagger, the NDP's Héline Chow and Simon Guthrie of the Green Party. Conservative campaigner Waseem Botros did not respond to CBC's invitation to articulation the panel. There are 9 candidates successful full successful this riding, including Santa Claus Chatham from the Rhinocéros Party, Douglas Ross from the People's Party of Canada and autarkic candidates Val Neekman, Jamie Hari and Hans Roach.

Waterloo has been a riding since 1968. Over the years, it has had MPs who are NDP, Conservative and Liberal.

Chagger won successful 2021 with much than 10,000 votes implicit the second-place Conservative candidate.

Guelph

Guelph volition elite a caller MP connected Monday arsenic Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield opted not to question re-election. Longfield has held the spot since October 2015.

There are 8 candidates successful Guelph. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Elaine Baetz, Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada.
Janice Folk-Dawson, New Democratic Party.
Gurvir Khaira, Conservative Party of Canada.
Dominique O'Rourke, Liberal Party of Canada.
Jeffrey Swackhammer, People's Party of Canada.
Michael Wassilyn, Independent.
Yurii Yavorskyi, Canadian Future Party.
Anne-Marie Zajdlik, Green Party of Canada.

WATCH | The system and U.S. tariffs are apical issues for Guelph voters. Here's wherever candidates basal connected the issue:

The system and U.S. tariffs are apical issues for Guelph voters. Here's wherever candidates basal connected the issue

After participating successful a sheet treatment connected CBC K-W's The Morning Edition, Guelph national candidates were asked what they volition bash to marque definite Guelph tin upwind the economical upheaval successful the months and years ahead. The 3 candidates who took portion successful the sheet were Anne-Marie Zajdlik of the Green Party, NDP's Janice Folk-Dawson and Liberal Dominique O'Rourke. Conservative campaigner Gurvir Khaira declined to enactment successful the panel. There are 8 candidates successful full successful this riding. The different candidates are Elaine Baetz of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, Jeff Swackhammer from the People's Party of Canada, Yurii Yavorskyi from the Canadian Future Party and Michael Wassilyn, who is moving arsenic an Independent.

Guelph saw immoderate changes to its boundaries successful this predetermination with a redistribution of seats. Some confederate parts of the metropolis are present portion of the renamed Wellington-Halton Hills North.

Perth-Wellington

There are 4 candidates successful Perth-Wellington. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Wayne Baker, People's Party of Canada.
Kevin Kruchkywich, New Democratic Party.
David Mackey, Liberal Party of Canada.
John Nater, Conservative Party of Canada.

Perth-Wellington has existed arsenic a riding since 2004. It has been Conservative that full time, starting with Gary Schellenberger from 2004 to 2015 and past Nater has been the MP since 2015.

Nater has served arsenic the shadiness curate for Canadian Heritage. He worked for Shellenberger and was besides elected to West Perth assembly successful 2010 earlier seeking the Conservative information for the 2015 predetermination erstwhile Sehllenberger opted not to tally again.

Wellington-Halton Hills North

There are 5 candidates successful Wellington-Halton Hills. They are (in alphabetical bid by past name):

Andrew Bascombe, New Democratic Party.
Syl Carle, People's Party of Canada.
Sean Carscadden, Liberal Party of Canada.
Michael Chong, Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent).
Liam Stiles, Green Party of Canada.

The riding changed its sanction this twelvemonth and immoderate of its boundaries arsenic portion of a redistribution of seats. It was antecedently known arsenic Wellington-Halton Hills.

This year, the riding was dissolved into Milton East-Halton Hills South and Wellington-Halton Hills North. The riding present includes a confederate information of Guelph. The riding besides wholly encompasses Guelph.

Wellington-Halton Hills was created successful 2004 and Chong has been the MP the full time. Chong astir precocious served arsenic the shadiness curate for overseas affairs for the Official Opposition. When the Conservatives formed the authorities nether erstwhile Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Chong was the curate of intergovernmental affairs and the curate for sport.

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