Thursday, October 15, 2026
B.C. votes in 9 days

Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière

Federal riding · Quebec

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 37.7 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 59.9%
  • Liberal 22.2%
  • Bloc 16.8%
  • NDP 3.6%
  • PPC 2.2%
  • Green 0.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal Bloc NDP
Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière 59.9%22.2%16.8%3.6%
Provincial averageQuebec 24.2%+35.7 43.6%−21.3 27.3%−10.5 5.7%−2.1
National averageCanada 30.4%+29.5 47.0%−24.8 6.3%+10.5 11.8%−8.2

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 98.3%
  • English 0.8%
  • Other languages 0.9%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Luc Berthold · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 36.7 points, with 70.2% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 37.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Luc Berthold Elected Conservative 34,470 58.8 Parliamentarian
Charles Mckaig Liberal 12,594 21.5 Field Organizer
Réjean Hurteau Bloc 9,607 16.4 Retired
Gabriel D'Astous NDP 1,066 1.8 Student
Marek Spacek PPC 717 1.2 Self-Employed
Yves Gilbert Other 181 0.3 Marine Electrical Engineer

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