Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes

Federal riding · Ontario · Ottawa region

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a 95% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.1 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 89%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 43.5%
  • Conservative 40.6%
  • NDP 3.2%
  • PPC 2.0%
  • Green 1.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes 43.5%40.6%3.2%2.0%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%−5.0 34.4%+6.1 5.4%−2.2 1.8%+0.2
National averageCanada 47.0%−3.5 30.4%+10.2 11.8%−8.6 2.1%−0.1

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 0.9%
  • English 98.0%
  • Other languages 1.1%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Michael Barrett · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 5.6 points, with 73.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 3.1 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Michael Barrett Elected Conservative 33,437 49.8 Parliamentarian
Lorna Jean Edmonds Liberal 29,656 44.2 Retired
Paul Lancione NDP 2,341 3.5 Client Advisor
Randi Ramdeen Green 781 1.2 Political Organizer
Hailey Simpson PPC 596 0.9 Marketing Assistant
Other candidates 359 0.5

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

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The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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Forecast updated