Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Calgary Shepard

Federal riding · Alberta · Calgary

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 4.6 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 58%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 50.0%
  • Liberal 45.4%
  • NDP 3.5%
  • PPC 1.5%
  • Green 1.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Calgary Shepard 50.0%45.4%3.5%1.5%
Provincial averageAlberta 42.7%+7.3 41.0%+4.4 5.9%−2.4 1.8%−0.3
National averageCanada 30.4%+19.6 47.0%−1.6 11.8%−8.3 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
  • English 86.1%
  • Other languages (French included) 13.9%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Tom Kmiec · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 39.6 points, with 72.0% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 4.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Tom Kmiec Elected Conservative 44,363 67.7 Parliamentarian
Gul Khan Liberal 18,421 28.1 Business Manager
Tory Tomblin NDP 1,780 2.7 Labour Relations Officer
Donald Legere PPC 383 0.6 Retired
Robert Frasch Green 302 0.5 Retired
Other candidates 289 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