Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Oxford

Federal riding · Ontario · Southwestern Ontario

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 7.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 4%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 44.9%
  • Liberal 37.5%
  • NDP 4.0%
  • PPC 2.0%
  • Green 1.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Oxford 44.9%37.5%4.0%2.0%
Provincial averageOntario 34.4%+10.5 48.6%−11.1 5.4%−1.4 1.8%+0.2
National averageCanada 30.4%+14.5 47.0%−9.5 11.8%−7.8 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 0.2%
  • English 95.4%
  • Other languages 4.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Arpan Khanna · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 15.1 points, with 71.5% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 7.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Arpan Khanna Elected Conservative 38,191 53.2 Parliamentarian
David Hilderley Liberal 27,311 38.0 Realtor
Matthew Chambers NDP 3,046 4.2 Custodian
Jacob Watson Other 1,203 1.7 Manufacturer
Cheryle Baker Green 897 1.2 Engineer
Steven Beausoleil PPC 642 0.9 Self-Employed
Melanie Van Brugge Other 152 0.2 Consultant
Akshay Varun Raj Vardhan Independent 109 0.2 Lawyer
Other candidates 304 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