Edmonton federal election candidate list finalized ahead of April 28 vote

Canada’s next federal election is set for April 28 and Edmontonians will head to the polls across nine city ridings, three of which are new from the 2021 election, and also include four races for seats that are without an incumbent.

For the 2025 vote, a new electoral map is set to be contested for the first time that reflects the increase in the number of ridings, to 343 from 338, to account for the country’s growing and shifting population.

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Boundaries may be different, or entirely new, than during the last election, meaning Edmontonians may not be voting at the same polling location or riding as they did in 2021.

Edmonton Northwest and Edmonton Southeast return as ridings for the first time in decades, while Edmonton Gateway is set to be contested for the first time. Former ridings Edmonton Mill Woods, Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, and St. Albert-Edmonton have been discontinued in the new map.

Fifty-six candidates will be on the ballot across the nine races, according to the final candidate list published by Elections Canada late Wednesday. The Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties are each running candidates in all nine ridings, as will the People’s Party of Canada.

Advance voting takes place April 18-21 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Additional information on how to vote can be found on the Elections Canada website.

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Navigate the map above, click on your riding below, or scroll down to see a list of nominated candidates.

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Centre | Gateway | Griesbach | Manning | Northwest | Riverbend | Southeast | Strathcona | West

Edmonton Centre

Liberal incumbent Randy Boissonnault is not running in a riding he won by 615 votes in 2021, the 11th-tightest race in the country. Liberal candidate Eleanor Olszewski was initially running in neighbouring Edmonton Strathcona. Conservative Sayid Ahmed won the nomination by upsetting one-time MP James Cumming. Former journalist and school board trustee Trisha Estabrooks is seeking to win the riding for the NDP for the first time. With 10 candidates, Edmonton Centre has the most of any city riding.

• Sayid Ahmed (Conservative)
• Gregory Bell (Independent)
• Ronald Billingsley (Independent)
• David John Bohonos (Christian Heritage)
• Mike Dutcher (Independent)
• Merryn Edwards de la O (Marxist-Leninist)
• Trisha Estabrooks (NDP)
• Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)
• Naomi Rankin (Communist)
• John Ross (PPC)

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Edmonton Gateway

This is a new riding for the 2025 federal election. Conservative MP Tim Uppal is seeking election in this new riding after winning in Mill Woods in 2008, 2011, 2019, and 2021. Veteran New Democrat MLA Rod Loyola was running for the Liberals, but is now contesting the seat as an independent. Liberal Jeremy Hoefsloot was the party’s candidate in Yellowhead in 2019.

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• Jeremy Hoefsloot (Liberal)
• Rod Loyola (Independent)
• Madeline Mayes (NDP)
• Paul McCormack (PPC)
• Ashok Patel (Independent)
• Tim Uppal (Conservative)

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Edmonton Griesbach

In 2021, NDP Blake Desjarlais won this riding with 40.5 per cent of the vote, pushing out two-time incumbent and former journalist and city councillor Kerry Diotte. Edmonton Griesbach has the second-most candidates of any city riding, with nine.

• Alex Boykowich (Communist Party of Canada)
• Blake Desjarlais (NDP)
• Kerry Diotte (Conservative)
• Michael Hunter (Green)
• Mary Joyce (Marxist-Leninist)
• Patrick Lennox (Liberal)
• Thomas Matty (PPC)
• Brent Tyson (Canadian Future)
• Crystal Vargas (Independent)

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Edmonton Manning

Conservative incumbent Ziad Aboultaif has won this riding by an average of more 10,000 votes over the past three elections, though the NDP and Liberal candidates saw their combined vote share rise to nearly 51 per cent of all votes in the 2021 race Aboultaif won with 41.1 per cent of all ballots.

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• Ziad Aboultaif (Conservative)
• Robert Bard (PPC)
• Blair-Marie Coles (Liberal)
• Lesley Thompson (NDP)

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Edmonton Northwest

This is the return of a riding that was last contested in 1993 and is made up of former parts of Edmonton Griesbach, Edmonton West, and St. Albert-Edmonton ridings. Conservative Billy Morin was the elected chief of Enoch Cree Nation between 2015 and 2022.

• Omar Abubakar (NDP)
• Albert Carson (PPC)
• Lindsey Machona (Liberal)
• Billy Morin (Conservative)
• Colleen Rice (Green)

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Edmonton Riverbend

Three-time incumbent Matt Jeneroux has handily won the seat each time, including by 45 per cent in 2021. During that race, the combined Liberal and NDP vote share rose to a nearly evenly-shared 50 per cent of the vote from 38 per cent in 2019.

• Susan Cake (NDP)
• Dwayne Dudiak (PPC)
• Matt Jeneroux (Conservative)
• Mark Minenko (Liberal)

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Edmonton Southeast

Another returning riding, Edmonton Southeast was contested in its original form between 1988 and 2000 and returns this year after being re-created out of parts of the former Edmonton Mill Woods and Edmonton-Wetaskiwin ridings. Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is seeking to return to federal politics as the Liberal candidate.

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• Corinne Benson (Communist Party of Canada)
• Gurleen Chandi (Independent)
• Harpreet Grewal (NDP)
• Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)
• Martin Schuetza (PPC)
• Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal)

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Edmonton Strathcona

In 2021, NDP incumbent Heather McPherson won this riding with 60.7 per cent of the vote, the largest margin of victory of any New Democrat candidate in the country.

• Miles Berry (Conservative)
• Christian Bourque (Communist Party of Canada)
• Atul Deshmukh (Green)
• Graham Lettner (Independent)
• Heather McPherson (NDP)
• Ron Thiering (Liberal)
• David Wojtowicz (PPC)

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Edmonton West

Three-time incumbent McCauley has won all three contests with at least 45 per cent of the vote, going back to the 2015 election.

• Brad Fournier (Liberal)
• Brent Kinzel (PPC)
• Kelly McCauley (Conservative)
• Sean McQuillan (NDP)
• Peggy Morton (Marxist-Leninist)

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