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Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney calls snap election for April 28 

March 27, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

Canadians will go to the polls on April 28 to elect a new federal government.

This will be Canada’s 45th general election.

Current prime minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday, asking her to dissolve Parliament and set an election date for April 28.

Carney, who has not yet served as a member of parliament (MP), will seek election in the Ottawa riding Nepean, which shares a boundary with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s riding in Carlton. 

Recent polls have suggested the Liberals and Conservatives are tied for support while the NDP has seen a 10-point decline.

New Tecumseth residents will be voting in a new riding for this election.

New Tecumseth-Bradford West Gwillimbury is the new riding and goes east rather than west and north as part of the Simcoe-Grey constituency that it was formerly part of.

Terry Dowdall, current MP for Simcoe-Grey, will not be on the ballot for local residents come this election.

This was a recent change made by the country’s chief electoral officer. Federal electoral districts are reviewed after each 10-year census to reflect changes and movements in the population.

As of Monday, March 24, the day after the election was called, only one of the four major political parties has named a candidate for the New Tecumseth – Bradford West Gwillimbury riding.

Conservative Party incumbent, Scot Davidson, who represented York-Simcoe, will be running again in the new riding of New Tecumseth – Bradford West Gwillimbury.

As of press time, the Liberals, NDP, and Green Party have not yet named candidates for New Tecumseth – Bradford West Gwillimbury.

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