Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

Federal riding · Manitoba · Rural Manitoba

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 44.4%
  • Liberal 34.4%
  • Green 2.1%
  • NDP 2.1%
  • PPC 2.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal Green NDP
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman 44.4%34.4%2.1%2.1%
Provincial averageManitoba 31.1%+13.4 49.3%−14.8 1.5%+0.6 9.1%−7.0
National averageCanada 30.4%+14.0 47.0%−12.6 2.4%−0.3 11.8%−9.7

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 0.4%
  • English 96.0%
  • Other languages 3.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

James Bezan · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 29.6 points, with 70.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 10.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
James Bezan Elected Conservative 32,788 59.8 Parliamentarian
Rhonda Nichol Liberal 16,570 30.2 Nurse
Josef Estabrooks NDP 3,535 6.4 Bookseller
Wayne James Green 709 1.3 Farmer
Byron Gryba PPC 473 0.9 Business Manager
Chris Riddell Other 404 0.7 Retired
Other candidates 332 0.6

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