Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Peace River—Westlock

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 35.4 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 54.3%
  • Liberal 18.9%
  • NDP 3.2%
  • PPC 1.0%
  • Green 1.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Peace River—Westlock 54.3%18.9%3.2%1.0%
Provincial averageAlberta 42.7%+11.6 41.0%−22.1 5.9%−2.7 1.8%−0.8
National averageCanada 30.4%+23.9 47.0%−28.1 11.8%−8.6 2.1%−1.1

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 0.9%
  • English 85.7%
  • Other languages 13.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Arnold Viersen · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 64.8 points, with 65.0% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 35.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Arnold Viersen Elected Conservative 41,130 76.7 Parliamentarian
Luke Markowski Liberal 6,278 11.7 Student
Darrell Teske Independent 3,048 5.7 Home Builder
Landen Tischer NDP 2,913 5.4 Farmer
Other candidates 256 0.5

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