PERTH-WELLINGTON – As of April 7, there are four Perth-Wellington candidates for the upcoming federal election on April 28.
Conservative Party incumbent John Nater was first elected MP in 2015 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021. Prior to serving as MP, he was on West Perth municipal council from 2010 to 2014.
Raised in Logan Township (now West Perth), Nater now resides in Mitchell with his wife Justine and their three children Ainsley, Bennett and Caroline.
David Mackey, who is running for the Liberal Party in Perth-Wellington, said through “principled leadership and bold action,” he aims to bring people together, amplify their voices and create a future in which everyone in Perth-Wellington can succeed.
Mackey was born in Port Perry and raised in Oshawa.
He pursued a career in high-tech management before retiring to serve on the Stratford Public Library Board, the Ontario Library Service Board and the Ontario Library Board Association.
Through his dedication to libraries, he “champions” the role of accessible, trusted knowledge in creating resilient, human-centered communities, party officials stated.
Kevin Kruchkywich has been acclaimed as the local NDP candidate.
An actor and improvisor with nearly 30 years of experience performing across Canada, he has lived and worked both as a general contractor and actor in Stratford for the last decade.
“I’m thrilled that our party has put their faith in me again in 2025,” said Kruchkywich.
“Last time I ran I had the chance to connect with so many people from across our riding – people who told me that they were really struggling.”
He added he is running again “because I know that I can be a voice in parliament that will fight for everyday families – not billionaires and their buddies.” Kruchkywich was raised in Alberta by a father who hauled cattle and a mother who worked for the school board.
The People’s Party of Canada has selected Wayne Baker as its candidate.
He grew up on a dairy farm just outside of Flesherton and moved to Arthur in 2005.
He also ran in the 2021 election because he was “upset with the imposition on our freedoms, and no obvious motivation to remove the impositions, I stepped up as a candidate,” he said.
Baker noted he has been working “tirelessly” ever since to “right the wrongs being imposed on myself and fellow Canadians.”
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