Former St.Catharines City Councillor Jeff Burch will represent the NDP party in this June's provincial election.
NDP members in the riding of Niagara Centre selecting Burch at Wednesday night's nomination meeting at the Welland Legion.
Burch was running against Niagara College Professor Melissa McGlashan and Welland City Councillor Pat Chiocchio.
Burch has been a long-time NDP member, joining as a Brock University student .
He has held various positions from riding president to candidate in both St. Catharines and Welland ridings.
Most recently Jeff served as fundraising officer and membership secretary in the Niagara Centre NDP.
He was also elected to two terms as a Merritton City Councillor in 2006 and served as St.Catharines Budget Chair in 2013-2014.
NDP Leader Andrea Horvath attended the packed nomination meeting addressing the crowd.
All three candidates were then given a chance to speak to the crowd before the vote was held.