Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Lakeland

Federal riding · Alberta · Rural Alberta

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 39.3 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 58.2%
  • Liberal 19.0%
  • NDP 2.8%
  • PPC 2.6%
  • Green 1.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Lakeland 58.2%19.0%2.8%2.6%
Provincial averageAlberta 42.7%+15.5 41.0%−22.0 5.9%−3.1 1.8%+0.8
National averageCanada 30.4%+27.8 47.0%−28.0 11.8%−9.0 2.1%+0.5

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 0.6%
  • English 94.0%
  • Other languages 5.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Shannon Stubbs · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 68.6 points, with 69.6% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 39.3 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Shannon Stubbs Elected Conservative 45,826 80.7 Parliamentarian
Barry Milaney Liberal 6,886 12.1 Retired
Des Bissonnette NDP 2,153 3.8 Receptionist
Michael Manchen PPC 982 1.7 President
Bridget Burns Green 411 0.7 Event Organizer
Micheal Speirs Other 335 0.6 Teacher
Other candidates 214 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