Ontario has 124 ridings. Here are 10 to watch in 905, Toronto, Southwest, East and North as the provincial campaign begins.
The 905
In the suburbs of Toronto, the fluidity of voters can cause surprises. To return to Queen’s Park with the majority of MPs, the Progressive Conservatives will have to keep their gains there.
Brampton Center
NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh was elected at the Brampton Center by just 89 votes ahead of the Progressive Conservative candidate; the NDP’s narrowest victory in 2018. She will try to maintain her seat against City Councilwoman Charmaine Williams, who is running for Doug Ford’s party.
The city of Brampton has five riding where racing can be hot battle.
Ajax
The constituency was left vacant by the removal of former Environment, Finance and Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillips, a staunch Ford government that is not running.
The ride, named Ajax — Pickering before the map was redrawn, was held by the Liberals before 2018 and the race is expected to be close between the two parties. ang NDP had high hopes for Ajax, but stayed away from its star candidate, Mayor Steven Parish, because he defended his decision to name a street in memory of a Nazi official.
Toronto
If the Progressive Conservatives succeed in winning new seats in Toronto, they will form the next government, that’s for sure., said polls analyst Eric Grenier. Here are some of the constituencies he oversees in Queen City.
York South — Weston
Doug Ford’s nephew, Michael, runs this riding for computer. Ang Ford Nation will it be extended there? New Democrat Faisal Hassan was narrowly elected there in 2018 with 36% of the vote against 33% for the Progressive Conservative candidate.
Don Valley West
Premier Kathleen Wynne was able to save the day in her own constituency in 2018, but not yet one percentage point. The former Prime Minister has announced that he will retire from political life. Will the Liberals retain this position?
Former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders will run there for the Progressive Conservative Party, while the Liberals have appointed Stephanie Bowman, a financial services executive.
Scarborough — Guildwood
The hottest battle of 2018 in Toronto was the ride of Liberal Mitzie Hunter, who won 33.4% of the vote against the Progressive Conservative candidate. Doug Ford hopes to appeal to voters in this area that is less served by public transport with a three -station subway extension in Scarborough.
Northern Ontario
Doug Ford hopes to gain victories in some northern riding, but the region will often be the Liberal-NDP battleground.
Timmins
Doug Ford is thinking a lot about Timmins, where Mayor George Pirie will run. The Timmins ride, which has approximately 40,000 voters, was created in 2018 during the re-drawing of the electoral map. The size and territory of the ride has changed over time, but the leadership of New Democrat Gilles Bisson has remained consistent. Victim of a heart attack last month, Mr. Bisson assured that he remains a candidate.
Sault Ste. Marriage
The closest race to the Northeast was in 2018, where the Progressive Conservatives defeated the New Democrats by just 400 votes. During the previous campaign, they bombarded the region with election ads and are expected to do the same this time. This is the rider of Minister Ross Romano.
Southwestern Ontario
Political scientist Stéphanie Chouinard monitors this region, specifically the rides around Windsor. It is an indigenous stronghold of the NDP, home to automakers and unions that are more inclined to NDP in the beginning. But we see that Mr. paid. Ford has made a lot of money and has invested political capital in this region in recent months.
Essex
Doug Ford repeated this ad nauseam. If there is a chair he wants to take from NDP, this is Essex. MP Taras Natyshak won the constituency with 47% of the vote in 2018, but will not run again. The Progressive Conservatives have multiplied announcements in the region to revive the automotive industry, especially for the production of electric vehicles.
Eastern Ontario
Glengarry — Prescott — Russell
The Progressive Conservatives caused a surprise by winning this seat in 2018. However, MP Amanda Simard left the party a few months later due to cuts in French services and eventually joined the Liberal ranks. It will be difficult for Conservatives to stay in this seat. Their candidate was Stéphane Sarrazin, the mayor of Alfred-Plantagenet.
In 2018, Amanda Simard defeated another mayor in the region, the town of Russell, Pierre Leroux, who then represented the Liberal Party.
West Ottawa — Nepean
A traditional somewhat red riding, Ottawa West — Nepean was enjoyed in 2018 by Progressive Conservative Jeremy Roberts. New Democrat Chandra Pasma ended up with 176 votes behind Roberts and initially refused to accept victory over his opponent.
The Liberals are also focused on the nearby ride to the Ottawa Center, held by New Democrat Joel Harden.
Source: Radio-Canada
