Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Cowichan—Malahat—Langford

Federal riding · British Columbia · Vancouver Island

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the NDP a 44% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.8 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 71%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • NDP 32.3%
  • Liberal 31.7%
  • Conservative 29.3%
  • Green 2.1%
  • PPC 1.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

NDP Liberal Conservative Green
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford 32.3%31.7%29.3%2.1%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 9.2%+23.1 46.7%−15.0 32.9%−3.6 2.9%−0.8
National averageCanada 11.8%+20.5 47.0%−15.3 30.4%−1.1 2.4%−0.3

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 0.3%
  • English 96.2%
  • Other languages 3.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Jeff Kibble · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 4.6 points, with 72.4% turnout.

Our current projection: the NDP ahead by 3.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Jeff Kibble Elected Conservative 28,370 37.1 Retired Veteran
Alistair MacGregor NDP 24,826 32.4 Parliamentarian
Blair Herbert Liberal 21,478 28.1 Real Estate Broker
Kathleen Code Green 1,500 2.0 Retired
Other candidates 357 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