South Guelph and Kortright Hills residents are part of the newly formed Wellington-Halton Hills North riding A closer look at the divide between the Guelph riding and the newly formed Wellington-Halton Hills North riding. 1 / 1 A closer look at the divide between the Guelph riding and the newly formed Wellington-Halton Hills North riding. Advertisement If you live in south Guelph or the Kortright Hills neighbourhood, west of the Hanlon, the election signs look a bit different. That is because those areas are in the newly aligned riding of Wellington-Halton Hills North. It is a mostly rural riding, and was realigned after a report from the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission was tabled and passed in the House of Commons in 2023. For the first two weeks of the campaign, only the incumbent MP Michael Chong (Conservative) was confirmed. Now, five candidates are running in the mostly rural riding, which also includes Wellington County and parts of Halton. Here are your candidates (in alphabetical order based on last name): Andrew Bascombe (NDP) Bascombe ran for the NDP in the 2019 federal election, and is giving it another go. He lives in Acton, has been working as a skilled labourer and believes affordability is the biggest issue for the riding, especially amid the tariff threats south of the border. Learn more about Bascombe HERE. Syl Carle (PPC) Carle is running for the third time as the People's Party candidate in the riding. Formerly with the RCMP, he has been running a real estate rental business, and has been living in Halton Hills for over 30 years. The father of five feels the PPC platform is “exactly what Canada needs to prosper.” Learn more about Carle HERE. Sean Carscadden (Liberal) The rookie candidate works as a pilot for ORNGE, and has lived in Guelph since 2011. The Canadian Forces-trained pilot feels Mark Carney is best suited to stand up to US president Donald Trump and tariff threats. Learn more about Carscadden HERE. Michael Chong (Conservative) The incumbent has held his seat since 2004, taking 52 per cent of the vote in the 2021 election. He has been the foreign affairs critic since 2020, and lives just outside of Fergus. He said he has been hearing the economy is the biggest concern among constituents, and there needs to be a reversal of “harmful” economic policies put in place by the Liberal government. Learn more about Chong HERE. Liam Stiles (Green) Stiles is a kinesiologist and is the director of the Active Living program at the Village at University Gates in Waterloo. He is originally from Guelph/Eramosa, lives in Cambridge and is focused on preventing income inequality and addressing the climate crisis, feeling disappointed in what he said has been Liberal inaction on climate activism. Learn more about Stiles HERE.