Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Acadie—Bathurst

Federal riding · New Brunswick · 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 51.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 68.1%
  • Conservative 16.4%
  • NDP 3.2%
  • PPC 2.1%
  • Green 0.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Acadie—Bathurst 68.1%16.4%3.2%2.1%
Provincial averageNew Brunswick 55.2%+13.0 31.9%−15.5 3.5%−0.3 1.0%+1.1
National averageCanada 47.0%+21.1 30.4%−14.0 11.8%−8.6 2.1%

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 80.8%
  • English 18.8%
  • Other languages 0.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Serge Cormier · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 41.0 points, with 70.3% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 51.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Serge Cormier Elected Liberal 32,556 66.7 Parliamentarian
James Brown Conservative 12,541 25.7 Professor
Ty Boulay NDP 2,108 4.3 Social Media Management
Randi Rachelle Raynard PPC 1,043 2.1 Sales Manager
Other candidates 591 1.2

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