What you need to know to vote in the Windsor area
Your voting guide for Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton areas
The federal election is less than two weeks away, but there are many voting options ahead of April 28.
This guide tells you what you need to know to get out and vote in our region.
When and how to vote
There are multiple ways to cast your ballot on or before April 28.
Elections Canada says:
- Vote on advance polling days — Friday, April 18; Saturday, April 19; Sunday, April 20; and Monday, April 21 — at your assigned polling station.
- Vote on election day, Monday, April 28, at your assigned polling station. Polls will be open between 9:30 a.m.to 9:30 p.m.
- Vote on campus at the University of Windsor. You can register and vote right on campus using your ID. You will vote for a candidate in the riding where your home address is. Vote at the university Monday, April 14; Tuesday April 15; and Wednesday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m
- 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.
Find out which piece of identification is needed in order to vote from Elections Canada here.
Accessible options
Elections Canada says that all polling stations will either have an automatic door or an election worker by the door to offer assistance. However, if your polling station does not meet your needs or if you need assistance with another language or sign language, you can contact Elections Canada at at 1-800-463-6868 or 1-800-361-8935 (TTY) however deadlines apply.
Who is running
Here's who's running as of the deadline for candidate registration.
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
Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore
- Nick Babic — People's Party of Canada
- Kathy Borrelli — Conservative Party of Canada
- Helmi Charif — Centrist Party of Canada
- Alex Ilijoski — New Democratic Party
- Irek Kusmierczyk — Liberal Party of Canada (incumbent)
- Beth St Denis — Christian Heritage Party of Canada
- Roxanne Tellier — Green Party of Canada
Essex
- Jason A. E. 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)
- Seamus Fleming — New Democratic Party
- Trevor Lee — People's Party of Canada
- Keith Pickard — Liberal Party of Canada
- James Plunkett — Green Party of Canada
Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong
- Jacques Boudreau — Libertarian Party of Canada
- Lo-Anne Chan — New Democratic Party
- Brian Everaert — People's Party of Canada
- Marilyn Gladu — Conservative Party of Canada (incumbent)
- Mark Lamore — Christian Heritage Party of Canada
- Anthony Mitchell — Rhinoceros Party
- George Vandenberg — Liberal Party of Canada
Riding changes
This election will also be the first time newly redrawn ward boundaries will be put into use.
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 Windsor area, two ridings have new names and the boundary lines have changed.
The riding of Windsor-Tecumseh is now Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, and there are changes to Chatham-Kent—Leamington, Essex and the newly renamed Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong as well.
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
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