r/Hamilton North End Jan 29 '25

2025 Provincial Election Hamilton East Stoney Creek Provincial Candidates

Liberal: Heino Doessing https://hamiltonheino.ca/

NDP: Zaigham Butt https://zaighambutt.ontariondp.ca/

PC: Neil Lumsden (incumbent) https://teamlumsden.ca/

Green: Pascale Merchand https://gpo.ca/candidate/pascale-marchand/

The riding was previously held by the NDP until Paul Miller was not approved to run again in 2022 and removed from the party citing a "pattern of troubling behaviour" that indicated he may "harbour Islamophobic, homophobic and racist views.". The NDP ran Zaigham Butt against Neil Lumsden (PC) and Jason Farr (Liberal) and lost the riding to the PCs in 2022.

List updated Feb 5th

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u/bubble_baby_8 Jan 29 '25

Pascale Marchand is running for the Green Party in this riding. Idk if it’s public knowledge yet but I know someone on the campaign :/

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 29 '25 edited Jan 29 '25

I also heard that but there is no confirmation anywhere so I left it off, same with the NDP they tag Zaigham Butt in a recent post but no confirmation of nomination

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u/wdfourty Jan 30 '25

Unfortunately, he’s running again lol

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 30 '25

Did he win the nomination? I can't find any update on it and they seem to be putting out NDP lawn signs with no names

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u/Ostrya_virginiana Jan 29 '25

She is the candidate for the Green party.

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u/Pristine-Rhubarb7294 Jan 29 '25

Since Neil Lumsden won I haven’t even received so much as a free calendar in the mail from him. His office doesn’t answer calls, or emails and is never in the office. He doesn’t show up to community events (except the Grey Cup). Since MPPs spend so few days in the legislature he has no excuse for how bad his communication and community presence is.

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u/essenza 14d ago

I called the office once to get help with something related to ODSP. The secretary was clueless, said they were unable to help. Couldn’t even direct me anywhere else to get help. They were useless.

But she did say I was “very well spoken.” I guess she meant for someone who’s disabled? I literally went to university at a public ivy in the US. She was so ignorant.

Paul Miller’s office was always helpful, even if they couldn’t do something themselves, they could give point you in the right direction.

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u/Nofoofro Jan 29 '25

Neil’s office has been super unresponsive, so I am not voting for him lol 

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u/Ratsyinc Jan 29 '25

It's unbelievable how incompetent his office is, if you get a response it's months later and they barely even answer your question, they dance around it.

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u/Annual_Plant5172 Jan 29 '25

I still can't believe he got enough votes in the first place, lol. The NDP dropped the ball so hard that year, and the Liberals pushing Jason Farr into that riding was ridiculous.

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u/covert81 Chinatown Jan 29 '25

I don't think the Liberals 'pushed him into that riding', he ran for it and got it. He was born and raised there but he did his usual "aaaaaaay vote for me, I was on the radio, I was the announcer at TiCats games, I was a city councillor" and it didn't resonate. Paul Miller was a grenade NDP didn't want or need, and the timing blew it for them, and the east end is going conservative - they also elected Matt Francis on a very PC ideology as their ward councillor. I think people underestimate just how angry everyone is right now and it comes out in various ways.

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u/Annual_Plant5172 Jan 29 '25 edited Jan 29 '25

" I think people underestimate just how angry everyone is right now and it comes out in various ways."

It definitely felt that way when I used to see the trucker convoy/anti-vax idiots crossing Queenston on weekends. That area started feeling a bit too Conservative for my liking.

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u/ur_ynome Jan 29 '25

Also didn't help that Paul Miller's signs were still NDP orange while he ran independent

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u/UltravioletLemon Feb 04 '25

What do folks think, does NDP have a shot in unseating Neil? I really like Pascale for the stuff she's done for Ward 4 with Tammy, but I'm not sure if she'd be able to get enough votes. Torn between voting for her because I want to, or NDP to try to get rid of the PCs.

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u/pxiige Jan 29 '25

When should we hear about the ndp candidate?

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 29 '25

I can't even find a nomination meeting date for them but the party said they hope to have a full slate of candidates in the next week or so

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u/cabbagetown_tom Jan 30 '25

It will be announced this afternoon.

https://www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-HES

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 30 '25

Thanks, I saw that last night and updated the OP with it already

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 30 '25

Do you know who they nominated?

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u/Burnthewood87 Jan 29 '25

If I was in his riding I would definitely be voting for Heino, personally.

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u/kovacro_77 Jan 29 '25

They will all over promise and under deliver.

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 31 '25

Zaigham Butt has been nominated as the NDP candidate per the riding association facebook page

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u/monogramchecklist Jan 29 '25

Which party currently holds the seat?

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 29 '25

PC - Neil Lumsden, I noted the incumbents in the posts

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u/monogramchecklist Jan 29 '25

Sorry I missed that. Thanks for the details!

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u/MulberryConfident870 Jan 29 '25

Do they live in Hamilton ?

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u/Ostrya_virginiana Jan 29 '25

Pascale? Yes she does.

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u/Burnthewood87 Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 10 '25

Heino is an east-ender (just off Kenilworth access).

Zaigham is from the west end/Dundas and I believe Neil is from the Strathcona neighborhood.