Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Huron—Bruce

Federal riding · Ontario · Southwestern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a 97% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 87%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 43.7%
  • Liberal 40.7%
  • NDP 3.2%
  • Green 1.9%
  • PPC 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP Green
Huron—Bruce 43.7%40.7%3.2%1.9%
Provincial averageOntario 34.4%+9.3 48.6%−7.9 5.4%−2.2 1.8%+0.2
National averageCanada 30.4%+13.3 47.0%−6.3 11.8%−8.7 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 0.1%
  • English 95.5%
  • Other languages 4.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Ben Lobb · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 11.6 points, with 75.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 3.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Ben Lobb Elected Conservative 37,027 52.9 Parliamentarian
James Rice Liberal 28,936 41.3 Lawyer
Melanie Burrett NDP 2,300 3.3 Library Clerk
Gregory J McLean Green 927 1.3 Retired Educator
Justin L Smith Independent 273 0.4 Store Manager
Caesar salad Pella Independent 194 0.3 Construction Craft Labourer
Other candidates 351 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