Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Richmond—Arthabaska

Federal riding · Quebec

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a 97% chance of winning, with an average lead of 2.9 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 91%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 36.0%
  • Liberal 33.1%
  • Bloc 27.2%
  • NDP 3.6%
  • PPC 1.0%
  • Green 0.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal Bloc NDP
Richmond—Arthabaska 36.0%33.1%27.2%3.6%
Provincial averageQuebec 24.2%+11.8 43.6%−10.4 27.3%−0.1 5.7%−2.1
National averageCanada 30.4%+5.6 47.0%−13.9 6.3%+20.9 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 96.4%
  • English 2.4%
  • Other languages 1.2%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Eric Lefebvre · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 2.5 points, with 70.2% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 2.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Éric Lefebvre Elected Conservative 22,206 34.9 Parliamentarian
Alain Saint-Pierre Liberal 20,629 32.4 Business Development Director
Daniel Lebel Bloc 17,095 26.8 Engineer
Nataël Bureau NDP 1,248 2.0 Data Analyst
Philippe D'Arcangeli PPC 707 1.1 Paralegal
Réal Batrhino Martel Other 438 0.7 Public Transit Driver
Henri Donascimento Independent 223 0.3 Student
Other candidates 1,173 1.8

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