Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk

Federal riding · Ontario · Eastern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a 76% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.7 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 98%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 39.3%
  • Liberal 38.0%
  • NDP 4.9%
  • PPC 2.9%
  • Green 0.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk 39.3%38.0%4.9%2.9%
Provincial averageOntario 34.4%+4.9 48.6%−10.6 5.4%−0.5 1.8%+1.0
National averageCanada 30.4%+8.9 47.0%−9.0 11.8%−6.9 2.1%+0.8

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 24.4%
  • English 72.9%
  • Other languages 2.7%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Gaétan Malette · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 9.9 points, with 62.6% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 1.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Gaétan Malette Elected Conservative 23,062 48.5 Volunteer
Steve Black Liberal 18,366 38.6 Mining Engineer
Nicole Fortier Levesque NDP 4,895 10.3 Educator
Serge Lefebvre PPC 814 1.7 Mechanical Engineer
Other candidates 404 0.8

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