Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Papineau

Federal riding · Quebec

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 36.2 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 53.0%
  • Bloc 16.3%
  • NDP 14.7%
  • Conservative 13.1%
  • PPC 1.9%
  • Green 0.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Bloc NDP Conservative
Papineau 53.0%16.3%14.7%13.1%
Provincial averageQuebec 43.6%+9.5 27.3%−10.9 5.7%+9.0 24.2%−11.1
National averageCanada 47.0%+6.0 6.3%+10.0 11.8%+2.9 30.4%−17.3

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 58.8%
  • English 12.4%
  • Other languages 28.8%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Marjorie Michel · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 35.9 points, with 65.6% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 36.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Marjorie Michel Elected Liberal 24,700 52.3 Politician
Sophy Forget Bélec Bloc 7,726 16.3 Coordinator
Niall Ricardo NDP 7,606 16.1 Jurist
Julio Rivera Conservative 4,927 10.4 Business Administration
Xavier Watso Other 676 1.4 Animator
Noah Cherney PPC 455 1.0 Political Science Student
Stéphane Doucet Other 321 0.7 Community Organizer
Garnet Colly Other 208 0.4 Retired
Other candidates 636 1.3

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