Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Sydney—Glace Bay

Federal riding · Nova Scotia · Atlantic Canada

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 27.3 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 56.8%
  • Conservative 29.5%
  • NDP 3.6%
  • PPC 1.3%
  • Green 0.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Sydney—Glace Bay 56.8%29.5%3.6%1.3%
Provincial averageNova Scotia 59.0%−2.2 26.6%+2.9 4.4%−0.8 1.0%+0.3
National averageCanada 47.0%+9.8 30.4%−0.9 11.8%−8.2 2.1%−0.8

Simple average of the 343 ridings, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Language spoken most often at home
  • French 0.2%
  • English 97.7%
  • Other languages 2.1%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Mike Kelloway · Liberal

In office since April 28, 2025. 45th Parliament.

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 16.4 points, with 69.2% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 27.3 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Mike Kelloway Elected Liberal 25,766 54.2 Parliamentarian
Anna Manley Conservative 17,978 37.8 Lawyer
Kimberly Losier NDP 1,789 3.8 Supervisor of Counter Services
Joe Ward Independent 601 1.3 Software Developer
Jeffrey Evely PPC 589 1.2 Retired Veteran
Michael Pittman Other 189 0.4 Driver
Chris Gallant Other 169 0.4 Teacher
Nik Boisvert Other 85 0.2 Production Assistant
Other candidates 373 0.8

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Central NewfoundlandLiberal66%1.2-point gap
  2. Niagara WestConservative53%1.2-point gap
  3. Windsor WestConservative56%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated