Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Northumberland—Clarke

Federal riding · Ontario · Eastern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 5.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 36%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 45.0%
  • Conservative 39.6%
  • NDP 3.1%
  • PPC 1.9%
  • Green 1.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Northumberland—Clarke 45.0%39.6%3.1%1.9%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%−3.5 34.4%+5.1 5.4%−2.3 1.8%
National averageCanada 47.0%−2.0 30.4%+9.1 11.8%−8.7 2.1%−0.2

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 0.3%
  • English 98.2%
  • Other languages 1.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Philip Lawrence · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 3.1 points, with 75.0% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 5.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Philip Lawrence Elected Conservative 34,862 48.8 Parliamentarian
John Goheen Liberal 32,648 45.7 Educator
Ava Becker NDP 2,090 2.9 Student
Christina Marie Wilson Green 630 0.9 Teacher
Lisa Bradburn PPC 521 0.7 Psychotherapist
Jody Ledgerwood Independent 270 0.4 Real Estate Broker
John Wesselius Other 171 0.2 Retired
Other candidates 320 0.4

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