Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Bay of Quinte

Federal riding · Ontario · Eastern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 13.3 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 49.6%
  • Conservative 36.2%
  • NDP 3.8%
  • Green 1.9%
  • PPC 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Bay of Quinte 49.6%36.2%3.8%1.9%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%+1.0 34.4%+1.8 5.4%−1.6 1.8%+0.1
National averageCanada 47.0%+2.6 30.4%+5.8 11.8%−8.0 2.4%−0.5

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 1.1%
  • English 96.7%
  • Other languages 2.2%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Chris Malette · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 5.7 points, with 69.7% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 13.3 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Chris Malette Elected Liberal 32,846 50.1 Municipal Councillor
Ryan Williams Conservative 29,130 44.4 Parliamentarian
Kate Crothers NDP 2,373 3.6 Interior Designer
Erica Charlton Green 833 1.3 Operations Coordinator
Other candidates 353 0.5

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