Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Federal riding · Ontario · Southwestern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 4.3 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 68%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 43.6%
  • Liberal 39.3%
  • NDP 3.1%
  • Green 2.8%
  • PPC 1.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP Green
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 43.6%39.3%3.1%2.8%
Provincial averageOntario 34.4%+9.1 48.6%−9.3 5.4%−2.3 1.8%+1.0
National averageCanada 30.4%+13.2 47.0%−7.7 11.8%−8.7 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 0.2%
  • English 95.8%
  • Other languages 4.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Alex Ruff · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 12.9 points, with 69.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 4.3 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Alex Ruff Elected Conservative 35,484 52.8 Retired Military Officer
Anne Marie Watson Liberal 26,837 39.9 Retired
Christopher Neudorf NDP 2,069 3.1 Teacher
Natasha Akiwenzie Green 1,447 2.2 Manager
Ann Gillies Other 554 0.8 Retired
Pavel Smolko PPC 520 0.8 Retired
Other candidates 344 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