Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Federal riding · Saskatchewan · Rural Saskatchewan

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 58.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 68.7%
  • Conservative 9.8%
  • NDP 4.1%
  • PPC 1.2%
  • Green 0.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River 68.7%9.8%4.1%1.2%
Provincial averageSaskatchewan 34.9%+33.7 48.4%−38.6 3.1%+0.9 1.7%−0.4
National averageCanada 47.0%+21.7 30.4%−20.6 11.8%−7.8 2.1%−0.9

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 0.1%
  • English 81.1%
  • Other languages 18.8%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Buckley Belanger · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 39.2 points, with 36.3% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 58.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Buckley Belanger Elected Liberal 5,876 64.5 Mayor
Jim Lemaigre Conservative 2,301 25.2 Senior Advisor
Doug Racine NDP 850 9.3 Lawyer
Other candidates 90 1.0

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