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Edmonton Strathcona

Federal riding · Alberta · Edmonton

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the NDP a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 14.4 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • NDP 49.5%
  • Liberal 35.1%
  • Conservative 15.3%
  • Green 1.6%
  • PPC 1.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

NDP Liberal Conservative Green
Edmonton Strathcona 49.5%35.1%15.3%1.6%
Provincial averageAlberta 5.9%+43.6 41.0%−5.9 42.7%−27.4 1.4%+0.2
National averageCanada 11.8%+37.7 47.0%−11.9 30.4%−15.1 2.4%−0.8

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 1.6%
  • English 88.1%
  • Other languages 10.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Heather McPherson · NDP

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

Previous election (2025)

The NDP won by 13.8 points, with 72.0% turnout.

Our current projection: the NDP ahead by 14.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Heather McPherson Elected NDP 28,027 46.7 Parliamentarian
Miles Berry Conservative 19,768 32.9 Registered Nurse
Ron Thiering Liberal 10,709 17.8 Self-Employed
David Joel Wojtowicz PPC 386 0.6 Student
Atul Deshmukh Green 366 0.6 Project Manager
Graham Lettner Independent 250 0.4 Self-Employed
Christian Bourque Other 181 0.3 Industrial landscaper
Other candidates 367 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