With Ontario’s provincial election coming up on February 27, voters in Simcoe County will soon choose their representatives. Here’s a look at the candidates running in key local ridings.
Barrie-Innisfil
- Andrea Khanjin is the current MPP and has held the seat since 2018. She is running for re-election with the PC Party.
- Andrew Harrigan, president of OSPEU/SEFPO Local 304, is running for the NDPs.
- Stephen Ciesielski is running for the Green Party of Ontario.
- Dane Lee is the Liberal candidate in this riding.
- Sam Mangiapane is representing the New Blue Party.
- Anna Yuryeva is running for the Ontario Moderate Party.
Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte
- Doug Downey, Ontario’s Attorney General, is seeking another term. He has represented the riding since 2018.
- Rose Zacharias is a family physician and the Liberal candidate in this riding.
- Tim Grant is running for the Green Party in the upcoming election.
- Tracey Lapham is representing the NDP in this riding.
- Erin Patterson is running under the Libertarian banner.
- Alex Della Ventura is representing the New Blue Party.
Simcoe North
- Jill Dunlop has served as MPP since 2018 and is running again for the PC Party.
- Jordi Malcolm, a university student from Orillia, is representing the NDPs.
- William Joslin is the candidate for the Libertarian party.
- Walter Alvarez-Bardales, is running for the Liberal Party.
- Chris Carr, is representing the Green Party.
- Dave Brunelle is running for the New Blue Party.
Simcoe-Grey
- Brian Saunderson, the former mayor of Collingwood and current MPP, is seeking re-election for the PC Party.
- Ted Crysler, a lawyer and entrepreneur, ran in 2022 and is making another attempt.
- Allan Kuhn, a social farming advocate from Angus, is running for the Greens.
- Benten Tinkler is representing the New Democrats in the election.
- David Ghobrial is representing the New Blue Party in the election.
York-Simcoe
- Caroline Mulroney, current MPP, is seeking another term after being first elected in 2018.
- Jennifer Baron is running for the Green Party.
- Brent Fellman is representing the New Blue Party in the election.
- Justin Graham is representing the New Democratic Party in the election.
- Franco Colavecchia is representing Ontario Moderate Party in the election.
- Fatima Chaudry is running for the Liberal Party.
- Sean Conroy is the Libertarian candidate.
- Alana Hollander is the Ontario Party candidate.
Newmarket-Aurora
- Dawn Gallagher Murphy is the current MPP seeking re-election for the PCs.
- Chris Ballard, a former Ontario cabinet minister, is running for the Liberals.
- Denis Heng is the NDP candidate in Newmarket-Aurora.
- David Jakebiec is running for the Green Party.
- Shirin Khasbakhi is the New Blue Party candidate.
- Yuri Duboisky is the Ontario Moderate Party candidate.
Dufferin-Caledon
- Sylvia Jones, current MPP, is seeking re-election. She has served as deputy premier and Minister of Health since 2022.
- Sandy Brown is representing the Green Party in this riding.
- Michael Dehn is the Liberal candidate in Dufferin-Caledon.
- Kris Eggleton is running for the New Blue Party.
- George Nakitsas is running for the NDP.
- Alexey Cherkashov is the Moderate Party candidate for this riding.
- Jeffrey Halsall is running as an Independent.
Parry Sound–Muskoka
- Graydon Smith, the former Bracebridge mayor was first elected MPP in 2022. He is running for re-election with the PC Party.
- Jim Ronholm has been named as the NDP’s candidate in this riding.
- Matt Richter, Deputy Leader of the Ontario Greens, is once again running in Parry Sound–Muskoka.
- Brandon Nicksy is running under the New Blue Party banner.
- Helen Kroeker is representing the Ontario Party in the election.
- David Innes is the Liberal Party canadidate.
Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound
- Paul Vickers is running for the PC Party in this riding. Current MPP Rick Byers announced in the fall he would not seek re-election.
- James Harris is representing the NDP.
- Selwyn Hicks, a former municipal politician and past Grey County warden, is the Liberal candidate.
- Joel Loughead is running for the Green Party.
- Vincent Grimaldi is the New Blue Party’s candidate for the riding.
- Michael Butt is running under the Libertarian banner.
- Ann Gillies is representing the single-issue Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda Party in the election.
- Matt Fritz represents the Alliance in this riding.
