Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Oshawa

Federal riding · Ontario · York and Durham

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a 97% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.1 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 91%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 42.3%
  • Conservative 39.2%
  • NDP 5.2%
  • Green 1.8%
  • PPC 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Oshawa 42.3%39.2%5.2%1.8%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%−6.3 34.4%+4.8 5.4%−0.2 1.8%+0.1
National averageCanada 47.0%−4.8 30.4%+8.8 11.8%−6.6 2.4%−0.6

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 0.7%
  • English 93.4%
  • Other languages 5.9%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Rhonda Kirkland · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 5.2 points, with 64.1% turnout.

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

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Rhonda Kirkland Elected Conservative 32,131 47.8 Educational Therapist
Isaac Ransom Liberal 28,653 42.6 Corporate Affairs
Sara Labelle NDP 5,112 7.6 Charge Medical Laboratory Technologist
Katherine Mathewson Green 804 1.2 Native Plant Garden Designer
Other candidates 520 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