Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Chilliwack—Hope

Federal riding · British Columbia · B.C. Interior

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservative Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 4%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 46.8%
  • Liberal 38.8%
  • Green 1.8%
  • PPC 1.7%
  • NDP 1.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal Green PPC
Chilliwack—Hope 46.8%38.8%1.8%1.7%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 32.9%+13.9 46.7%−7.8 2.9%−1.1 1.5%+0.3
National averageCanada 30.4%+16.4 47.0%−8.2 2.4%−0.6 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 95.2%
  • Other languages (French included) 4.8%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Mark Strahl · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 19.3 points, with 67.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 8.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Mark Strahl Elected Conservative 36,027 54.5 Parliamentarian
Zeeshan Khan Liberal 23,254 35.2 Child Care Worker
Teri Westerby NDP 4,779 7.2 Marketing Professional
Salina Derish Green 1,083 1.6 Business Owner
Jeff Galbraith PPC 482 0.7 Assembly Worker
Christopher Adam Other 129 0.2 Drywall Owner
Other candidates 302 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