OttawaWelcome Blackburn Hamlet to the former Ottawa-Vanier, expanding its area and name.Blackburn Hamlet comes to the former Ottawa-VanierCBC News · Posted: Mar 24, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 23Ottawa-Vanier is now Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester and includes Blackburn Hamlet. (Elections Canada)Ottawa-Vanier has expanded east and adds a segment to its name.Blackburn Hamlet moves from Orléans to keep population counts from getting too skewed under the regular independent boundary review after the 2021 census.Check with Elections Canada to confirm your riding.The riding has chosen Liberals every election since 1935. Mona Fortier got 49 per cent of the vote in 2021.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.Elizabeth Benoit, IndependentBenoit has worked in policy and inclusivity in the federal public service and mentors younger workers. She moved to Canada from Mauritius at age 11.Coreen Corcoran, Libertarian PartyCorcoran lives in Beacon Hill and has run for the party a few times over the last decade.Mona Fortier, LiberalFortier came to Parliament Hill in a 2017 byelection. She was a senior director at La Cité college before that and a volunteer board member for institutions such as the Montfort Hospital.Christian Legeais, Marxist-Leninist PartyThe party hasn’t shared a biography for this candidate. Someone with the same name has run here before.Tristan Oliff, NDPOliff’s background is in communications and marketing. He formerly worked as press secretary for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and later founded a consulting communications business for non-profits.Christian Proulx, GreenProulx is a construction foreman who has worked across Canada. He ran for the Greens here in recent federal and provincial elections.Marty Simms, People’s PartySimms is an IT consultant and guardian of an adult son with autism.Dean Wythe, ConservativeWythe is a federal policy adviser from New Edinburgh with experience in defence and international affairs. He and his wife had their first child three days before the campaign officially began.Have your say
Canada Votes 2025: Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester
