CANADA VOTES 2025: Your election guide for the London area
Everything you need to know ahead of voting day on April 28
A federal election has been called, and voters will go to the polls on April 28.
Consult this guide for a list of candidates, poll trackers and other information that will help inform your decision when you go to the ballot box.
Ridings changes
The House of Commons expanded to 343 seats in 2023. Five new ridings were added to keep pace with Canada's growing population. In the London area, there are new riding names, and the boundary lines have changed.
Some south London voters will now vote in a riding that takes in St. Thomas and a rural area, named Elgin-St. Thomas-London South.
The newly named riding of London-Middlesex takes in urban voters north of the city, plus a large area that wraps around the city from Thorndale in the east, north to Lucan, and west toward Parkhill.
Another riding with a new name is London North, formerly London North Centre. It now includes voters in Old South, but loses voters in the north of the city.
Check with Elections Canada to confirm your riding.
Who is running
More names will be added to this list as they're posted to the Elections Canada website. Incumbents are indicated with an asterisk.
London Centre
- Conservative: Stephen Gallant
- Green: Mary Ann Hodge
- Liberal: Peter Fragiskatos*
- NDP: Dirka Prout
London-Fanshawe
- Conservative: Kurt Holman
- Green: No candidate has been nominated yet
- Liberal: Najam Naqvi
- NDP: Lindsay Mathyssen*
London West
- Conservative: Adam Benni
- Green: Greg Willoughby
- Liberal: Arielle Kayabaga*
- NDP: Shinade Allder
Elgin-St. Thomas-London South
- Conservative: Andrew Lawton
- Green: No candidate has been nominated yet
- Liberal: David Goodwin
- NDP: No candidate has been nominated yet
Middlesex London
- Conservative: Lianne Rood
- Green: No candidate has been nominated yet
- Liberal: Kent Keenan
- NDP: No candidate has been nominated yet
Huron Bruce
- Conservative
- Green: Gregory McLean
- Liberal: James Rice
- NDP: No candidate has been nominated yet
Oxford
- Conservative: Arpan Khanna*
- Green: No candidate has been nominated yet
- Liberal: David Hilderley
- NDP: Matthew Chambers
CBC Poll Tracker
Political polls are a mainstay in any election campaign, and their frequency will increase once the election gets underway. Keep track of the polls with this election tool.
CBC's Poll Tracker collects data from several Canadian pollsters, including Liaison Strategies, Leger, Ipsos, Angus Reid Institute, Nanos Research, EKOS Research, Innovative Research Group, Mainstreet Research and Abacus Data.
Vote Compass
Vote Compass is a tool developed by political scientists to help you explore how your views compare with those of the parties. Take the questionnaire.
When to vote
There are multiple ways to cast your vote. From Elections Canada:
- Vote on election day (Monday, April 28) at your assigned polling station.
- Vote on advance polling days (Friday, April 18; Saturday, April 19; Sunday, April 20; and Monday, April 21) at your assigned polling station.
- Vote early at any Elections Canada office across the country (until Tuesday, April 22, 6 p.m.).
- Vote by mail: Electors must apply by Tuesday, April 22, 6 p.m. and return their special ballot by mail (deadlines apply) or in person at their local Elections Canada office, before polls close on election day.
- Electors planning to return their special ballot by mail should plan ahead and make sure there is enough time to receive a voting kit and return their completed ballot to Elections Canada by the deadline indicated in their kit.