Two Central Elgin residents this week submitted nomination applications to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the next federal election.
The deadline to file nomination papers was 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 23.
Tony Brooks and Anthony Shields join Londoner Andrew Lawton to replace Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio, who announced on myFM at the end of July she would not seek re-election.
Shields is a retired military veteran and Brooks is a partner with Schooley Mitchell business consulting, based in Stratford.
Lawton is a former London radio broadcaster and managing editor of the True North media outlet.
Candidate vetting must now take place and that process could take up to a week to complete.
At that time, the date of a nomination meeting will be announced.
The next federal vote is not until October of 2025 but a successful non-confidence vote against the Justin Trudeau minority Liberal government could send Canadians to the polls earlier than that.
The riding underwent a boundary adjustment and re-naming earlier this year and will be known as Elgin-St. Thomas-London South.
