Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

Federal riding · Ontario · Eastern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a 78% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.8 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 100%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 43.5%
  • Conservative 42.1%
  • NDP 2.9%
  • Green 2.0%
  • PPC 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte 43.5%42.1%2.9%2.0%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%−5.1 34.4%+7.7 5.4%−2.5 1.8%+0.2
National averageCanada 47.0%−3.5 30.4%+11.7 11.8%−8.9 2.4%−0.4

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 0.5%
  • English 94.9%
  • Other languages 4.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Doug Shipley · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 7.3 points, with 70.7% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 1.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Doug Shipley Elected Conservative 33,949 51.3 Parliamentarian
Rose Zacharias Liberal 29,150 44.1 Medical Doctor
Gabriela Trujillo NDP 1,559 2.4 Caregiver
Greg Taylor Green 893 1.4 Teacher
Michael Speers Other 158 0.2 Media and Communications Specialist
Other candidates 417 0.6

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