Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma

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 10.3 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 46.6%
  • Conservative 36.3%
  • NDP 4.6%
  • Green 1.4%
  • PPC 1.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma 46.6%36.3%4.6%1.4%
Provincial averageOntario 48.6%−2.0 34.4%+1.8 5.4%−0.8 1.8%−0.3
National averageCanada 47.0%−0.5 30.4%+5.9 11.8%−7.2 2.4%−1.0

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 1.8%
  • English 95.9%
  • Other languages 2.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Terry Sheehan · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 2.6 points, with 67.9% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 10.3 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Terry Sheehan Elected Liberal 30,936 47.1 Parliamentarian
Hugh Stevenson Conservative 29,208 44.5 Chief of Police
Laura Mayer NDP 4,327 6.6 Executive Director
Robyn Kiki Eshkibok Green 541 0.8 Student
James Collins Other 305 0.5 Sole Proprietor
Other candidates 351 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