What you need to know for the Ontario election in Ottawa

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On Feb. 27, Ontarians will head to the polls to choose their representatives in Queen’s Park and, ultimately, who will be Ontario’s premier for the next term.

Here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls.

Who can vote

To vote in this election, you must be at least 18 years old and a Canadian citizen as well as a resident of Ontario.

If you are registered to vote, you will receive a voter information card in the mail. You can also register yourself with Elections Ontario.

Once registered, you can cast your vote a few ways:


Advance voting takes place from Feb. 20 to 22 at select locations. You can also vote by mail; applications must be submitted by Feb. 21., but once you apply, you must vote via mail and can’t vote in-person.

You can also go the traditional route and go to the polls, which open Feb. 27. Cast your ballot at the time and location that’s provided on your voter information card.

You will need identification to confirm your name and place of residence — A driver’s license, Ontario Photo Card or official document with your address are acceptable. There is a more detailed list of accepted forms of ID here.

Here is who’s running in Ottawa:

Carleton

PC: George Darouze

NDP: Sherin Faili

Liberal: Brandon Bay

Green: Mystic Plaunt

Kanata-Carleton

PC: Scott Phelan

NDP: Dave Belcher

Liberal: Karen McCrimmon (incumbent)

Green: Jennifer Purdy

 

Nepean

PC: Alex Lewis

NDP: Max Blair

Liberal: Tyler Watt

Green: Sheilagh McLean

 

OrlƩans

PC: StƩphan Plourde

NDP: Matthew SƩvigny

Liberal: Steven Blais (incumbent)

Green: Michelle Petersen

 

Ottawa Centre

PC: Scott Healey

NDP: Catherine McKenney

Liberal: Thomas Simpson

Green: Simon Beckett

 

Ottawa South

PC: Jan Gao

NDP: Morgan GayĀ 

Liberal: John Fraser (incumbent)

Green: Nira Dookeran

 

Ottawa Vanier

PC: Marilissa Gosselin

NDP: Myriam Djilane

Liberal: Lucille Collard (incumbent)Ā 

Green: Christian Proulx

 

Ottawa West-NepeanĀ 

PC: Husien Abu-Rayash

NDP: Chandra Pasma (incumbent)

Liberal: Brett Szmul

Green: Sophia Andrew-Joiner



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