Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Peterborough

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 20.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 53.5%
  • Conservative 32.7%
  • NDP 3.7%
  • PPC 1.5%
  • Green 1.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Peterborough 53.5%32.7%3.7%1.5%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%+4.9 34.4%−1.8 5.4%−1.7 1.8%−0.3
National averageCanada 47.0%+6.5 30.4%+2.3 11.8%−8.1 2.1%−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 0.2%
  • English 97.3%
  • Other languages 2.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Emma Harrison · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 13.2 points, with 74.1% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 20.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Emma Harrison Elected Liberal 42,890 54.0 Farmer
Michelle Ferreri Conservative 32,446 40.9 Parliamentarian
Heather Ray NDP 2,406 3.0 Director of Operations
Jazmine Raine Green 655 0.8 PhD Student
Jami-Leigh McMaster PPC 272 0.3 Self-Employed
Chad Jewell Independent 222 0.3 Business Owner
Matthew Grove Other 168 0.2 Courier
Other candidates 308 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