Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Cariboo—Prince George

Federal riding · British Columbia · Northern B.C.

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 19.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 51.3%
  • Liberal 32.3%
  • Green 1.9%
  • PPC 1.7%
  • NDP 1.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal Green PPC
Cariboo—Prince George 51.3%32.3%1.9%1.7%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 32.9%+18.4 46.7%−14.4 2.9%−1.0 1.5%+0.2
National averageCanada 30.4%+20.9 47.0%−14.7 2.4%−0.5 2.1%−0.4

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 95.8%
  • Other languages (French included) 4.2%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Todd Doherty · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 29.8 points, with 68.0% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 19.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Todd Doherty Elected Conservative 38,175 60.0 Parliamentarian
Clinton Emslie Liberal 19,243 30.2 Chief Executive Officer
Angie Bonazzo NDP 3,900 6.1 Mental Health Support Worker
Jodie Capling Green 1,155 1.8 Yoga Teacher
Rudy Sans PPC 436 0.7 Deputy Sheriff
Kenneth B. Thomson Independent 208 0.3 Lawyer
Jake Wiens Other 174 0.3 Retired Teacher
Other candidates 355 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