Know your riding — Canada Votes 2025: Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North
The riding is about 20 per cent larger than last election
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In the long-time Conservative riding of Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North, the former MP is seeking re-election.
Conservative candidate Dan Muys was first elected in 2021 when the riding was called Flamborough—Glanbrook. He won 40 per cent of the vote, ahead of the second-place Liberal's at 36 per cent.
Now, Muys faces off against Liberal Chuck Phillips and NDP candidate Peter Werhun, among others.
The U-shaped, 1,097-square-kilometre, riding wraps around the east, south and west of Hamilton. It's about 20 per cent larger following 2023 boundary changes and includes parts of the County of Brant, including Paris and St. George, and parts of Hamilton, including Waterdown, Rockton, Binbrook and Mount Hope.
About 104,000 people live in the riding as of the latest census. It's a mix of urban and rural areas, where the median total household income was $117,000 in 2020, per the latest census. About 12 per cent of residents identify as visible minorities.
CBC Hamilton sent a survey to major party candidates, or their representatives, asking why people should vote for them. Here's some of what they said, organized alphabetically by the candidates' last names.
Nikita Mahood, People's Party of Canada
Mahood did not respond to CBC Hamilton's survey before publication. At 36, she is a mother, "homesteader," and small-business owner, according to her campaign website.
She was an honours economics student at McMaster University "before COVID mandates" and "has long been concerned with the imbalance of political power in Canada." Mahood said she is an advocate for individual rights and participated in the 2022 convoy in Ottawa — a protest against pandemic public health measures.
Dan Muys, Conservative
Before politics, Muys, 54, worked in communications in the energy and agri-food sectors.
He said he has "a plan for a strong economy that ensures Canada is a self-reliant, sovereign country standing on its own two feet, real action on the affordability crisis and good local representation."
Anita Payne, Green Party
Payne does not have contact or campaign information listed online. A Green Party spokesperson told CBC Hamilton the candidate does not have a media communications strategy.
Chuck Phillips, Liberal
Phillips, 66, was chair of the Cambridge Memorial Hospital Board and worked as the CEO of a building products company, according to his website.
"Our community is in need of leadership with a leader like Mark Carney and a Liberal MP to stand up to Donald Trump, ensure the safety of our community, economic growth, support for farmers and other sectors, and someone who can deliver for the people in our community. That is why I decided to step forward to run," Phillips said.
Peter Werhun, NDP
Werhun, 30, is an international trade lawyer for workers and small businesses.
"These are unprecedented times and we need voices in Ottawa that have both the experience and principles to make sure everyday Canadians do not fall even further behind. No one else will work harder to represent the interests of working families in Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North, to protect seniors and our industries, and to stand for the values that make us proud to be Canadian," he said. "That's why the NDP and I are in this fight - we are in it for you."
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