Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Middlesex—London

Federal riding · Ontario · Southwestern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a 89% chance of winning, with an average lead of 2.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 97%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 43.2%
  • Liberal 41.3%
  • NDP 3.9%
  • PPC 2.0%
  • Green 1.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Middlesex—London 43.2%41.3%3.9%2.0%
Provincial averageOntario 34.4%+8.8 48.6%−7.3 5.4%−1.5 1.8%+0.1
National averageCanada 30.4%+12.8 47.0%−5.7 11.8%−7.9 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
  • English 90.9%
  • Other languages (French included) 9.1%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Lianne Rood · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 9.5 points, with 73.7% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 2.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Lianne Rood Elected Conservative 36,093 51.4 Parliamentarian
Kent Keenan Liberal 29,400 41.9 Retired
Taylor McIntosh NDP 2,888 4.1 Child and Youth Worker
Jim Johnston Green 698 1.0 Professor
Cynthia Workman PPC 577 0.8 Registered Psychotherapist
Shawn Cartlidge Other 191 0.3 Pastor
Other candidates 346 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