Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Mississauga—Lakeshore

Federal riding · Ontario · Peel and Halton

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 16.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 51.7%
  • Conservative 35.2%
  • NDP 3.8%
  • PPC 1.7%
  • Green 1.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Mississauga—Lakeshore 51.7%35.2%3.8%1.7%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%+3.2 34.4%+0.8 5.4%−1.6 1.8%−0.2
National averageCanada 47.0%+4.7 30.4%+4.8 11.8%−8.0 2.1%−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
  • English 81.7%
  • Other languages (French included) 18.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Charles Sousa · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 8.3 points, with 70.5% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 16.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Charles Sousa Elected Liberal 34,971 52.1 Parliamentarian
Tom Ellard Conservative 29,416 43.8 Project Manager
Evelyn Butler NDP 1,254 1.9 Social Media Manager
Mary Kidnew Green 587 0.9 Self-Employed
Fahad Rao PPC 334 0.5 Public Works Construction Inspector
Carlton Darby Independent 122 0.2 Accountant
Anna Di Carlo Other 113 0.2 Relocation Counselor
Other candidates 313 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