Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Miramichi—Grand Lake

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 9.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 48.3%
  • Conservative 38.5%
  • NDP 2.8%
  • Green 2.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Miramichi—Grand Lake 48.3%38.5%2.8%2.7%
Provincial averageNew Brunswick 55.2%−6.9 31.9%+6.5 3.5%−0.7 2.2%+0.5
National averageCanada 47.0%+1.3 30.4%+8.1 11.8%−9.0 2.4%+0.3

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 15.5%
  • English 83.1%
  • Other languages 1.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Mike Dawson · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 1.0 points, with 73.7% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 9.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Mike Dawson Elected Conservative 18,421 47.8 Businessman
Lisa Harris Liberal 18,037 46.8 Local Community Engagement Strategist
Josh Floyd NDP 968 2.5 Administrative Assistant
Matthew Ian Clark Green 831 2.2 Administrative Assistant
Other candidates 305 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