Michael Chong of the Conservatives is the incumbent in Wellington-Halton Hills. He is 49 years old and was born in Windsor. Raised in Fergus, he attended Centre Wellington District High School. Chong still lives in Fergus, with his wife Carrie Davidson and has three sons.
He was first elected in 2004 and in 2006 served as Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the Harper government. He also ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2017. Wellington-Halton is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives. Chong has never lost the seat and was re-elected in 2019 with 47.4 per cent of the vote.
Melanie Lang was acclaimed as the Liberal Candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills. She is the principal at her firm, Melanie Lang Consulting, which advises clients on education and management issues. She is also the founding executive director of the John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise located at the University of Guelph.
Lang grew up in a small rural community in western Quebec and has spent a majority of her academic and professional career at the University of Guelph. She is currently pursuing a PhD in rural studies where she’s exploring the role of rural entrepreneurship. Lang lives in Fergus with her husband Paul and two daughters and describes her self as a long-time resident.
In the 2019 federal election, Liberal candidate Dr. Leslie Barron lost to Michael Chong by a wide margin, finishing in second place with 28.4 per cent of the vote.
27-year-old Ran Zhu is the Green Party candidate in Wellington-Halton Hills by acclimation. Up until the election call, he was working as the constituency coordinator for Ontario Green Party leader and Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner.
At one time Zhu worked for Liberal MPP Bob Delaney. More recently, he handled data management for the Green Party campaign in Wellington-Halton Hills during the 2019 federal election. Zhu said he decided to run after 2019 Green Party candidate Ralph Martin asked him to do so.
The Green Party of Canada finished in third place in Wellington-Halton Hills last election ahead of the NDP receiving 12.7 per cent of the votes cast.
Representing the New Democratic Party, 23-year-old Noor Jahangir is the youngest person seeking a seat in Wellington-Halton Hills. Jahangir is the daughter of Guelph NDP candidate Aisha Jahangir who is also running in this election.
Jahangir is currently attending George Brown College where she is studying digital marketing. According to her Linkedin profile she has a BA in sociology from the University of Guelph. The NDP finish in fourth place in the last federal election. Former NDP candidate Andrew Bascombe received 9.2 per cent of the vote.
This is the second time for Syl Carle running as a candidate for the Peoples Party of Canada in Wellington-Halton Hills. He is a 30-year resident of the riding and lives in Georgetown with his wife Lara Pollock. They have six children, three boys and three girls. The 53 year old man is a retired RCMP officer and describes himself as a local business owner.
Carle has lived in three Canadian provinces, in both rural and urban situations, and he speaks French and English fluently. The Peoples Party Candidate finished in last place in the 2019 election and received 2.2 per cent of the vote.
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