Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies

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 11.4 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 41.5%
  • Liberal 30.1%
  • NDP 11.3%
  • PPC 1.7%
  • Green 1.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Liberal NDP PPC
Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies 41.5%30.1%11.3%1.7%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 32.9%+8.7 46.7%−16.5 9.2%+2.1 1.5%+0.2
National averageCanada 30.4%+11.1 47.0%−16.9 11.8%−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
  • French 0.6%
  • English 97.6%
  • Other languages 1.8%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Rob Morrison · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 22.1 points, with 73.3% turnout.

Our current projection: the Conservative Party ahead by 11.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Rob Morrison Elected Conservative 36,081 50.2 Parliamentarian
Reggie Goldsbury Liberal 20,184 28.1 Executive Assistant
Kallee Lins NDP 12,871 17.9 Executive Director
Steven Maffioli Green 1,064 1.5 Grocery Store Worker
James Wiedrick Independent 856 1.2 Physician
Laurie Baird PPC 486 0.7 Retired
Other candidates 318 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