Here’s who’s running in the federal election in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent

Federal election polling station in Windsor, Ont., on Sept. 2, 2021. (Melanie Borrelli / CTV Windsor)

Voters in southwestern Ontario will head to the polls as the 45th federal general election is held on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Elections Canada offices will open soon in each of the 343 federal electoral districts, including the three ridings in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.

Electors can visit an office to register and vote early by special ballot or to get information about voting or becoming a candidate. The nomination deadline was April 7.

Here’s a list of who is running:

Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore

Nick Babic - People’s Party of Canada

Kathy Borrelli - Conservative Party of Canada

Helmi Charif - Centrist Party of Canada

Beth St Denis - Christian Heritage Party

Alex Ilijoski - New Democratic Party

Irek Kusmierczyk - Liberal Party of Canada (incumbent)

Roxanne Tellier - Green Party of Canada

Windsor West

Louay Ahmad - Green Party of Canada

Jacob Bezaire - People’s Party of Canada

Harbinder Gill - Conservative Party of Canada

Joey Markham - Communist Party of Canada

Brian Masse - New Democratic Party (incumbent)

Richard Pollock - Liberal Party of Canada

Margaret Villamizar - Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Essex

Jason Henry - People’s Party of Canada

Chris Lewis - Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent)

Chris Sutton - Liberal Party of Canada

Lori Wightman - New Democratic Party

Chatham-Kent—Leamington

Dave Epp - Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent)

Trevor Lee - People’s Party of Canada

Seamus Fleming - New Democratic Party

Keith Pickard - Liberal Party of Canada

James Plunkett - Green Party of Canada

This list was first published on March 25 and will be updated as more information becomes available. Candidate nominations close on Monday, April 7. The complete list of candidates will be posted on elections.ca by Wednesday, April 9.