Canada Votes 2025: Orléans

The east Ottawa riding that's changed parties twice this century has a smaller footprint in 2025.

After the usual independent boundary review, Orléans turns Blackburn Hamlet over to Ottawa-Vanier–Gloucester.

The renamed Prescott-Russell-Cumberland takes communities south of the Prescott-Russell trail, such as Russell and Eight and Ninth Line roads, and homes east of Cardinal Creek.

Check with Elections Canada to be sure of your riding this time around.

Orléans voters chose Liberals from 1988 to 2006, then Royal Galipeau held it for the Conservatives until 2015. The Liberals have the three most recent wins.

Marie-France Lalonde was re-elected in 2021 with about 52 per cent of votes.

Nearly 30 per cent of residents told the 2021 census that French was their mother tongue, among the highest percentages in Ontario. Neighbouring Prescott-Russell-Cumberland has the highest percentage by far.

The deadline to both apply to vote by mail and to vote at Elections Canada offices is 6 p.m. on April 22. Polls are open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on election day on Monday, April 28.

Elections Canada has more information on voting options.

Here are the candidates.

Tafiqul Abu Mohammed, People's Party

He's been a developer with Revenue Canada, had a job supporting businesses with the City of Calgary and works in real estate.

Arlo Arrowsmith, Libertarian

Arrowsmith was born and raised in British Columbia and says his Quaker faith is part of what guides his politics.

Mazhar Choudhry, Independent

Choudhry has worked in tech and business, including founding a social media service. He also helped establish a cricket ground in east Ottawa.

Oulai B. Goué, NDP

Currently a teacher, Goué previously started a communications business and worked for the United Nations Development Programme in Ivory Coast, where he grew up.

Jaycob Jacques, Green

Jacques is a University of Ottawa student and a youth co-chair for the provincial Green Party. He says growing up in social housing makes him understand its importance.

Marie-France Lalonde, Liberal

Lalone represented the area provincially from 2014 to 2019. Before that she co-owned a retirement home and worked for The Ottawa Hospital and Children's Aid Society.

Steve Mansour, Conservative

Mansour has researched housing and climate policy, working in federal politics and in the federal public service. He studied at Carleton and McGill.

Arabella Vida, Independent

Elections Canada has not posted a website for this candidate.

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