Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Kelowna

Federal riding · British Columbia · B.C. Interior

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 13.2 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 52.1%
  • Conservative 38.9%
  • Green 1.1%
  • PPC 1.0%
  • NDP 0.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative Green PPC
Kelowna 52.1%38.9%1.1%1.0%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 46.7%+5.4 32.9%+6.0 2.9%−1.8 1.5%−0.4
National averageCanada 47.0%+5.1 30.4%+8.5 2.4%−1.3 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 0.3%
  • English 93.1%
  • Other languages 6.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Stephen Fuhr · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 1.8 points, with 70.2% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 13.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Stephen Fuhr Elected Liberal 28,702 48.5 Pilot
Tracy Gray Conservative 27,620 46.6 Parliamentarian
Trevor McAleese NDP 1,941 3.3 Video Game Developer
Catriona Wright Green 578 1.0 Volunteer Coordinator
Other candidates 387 0.7

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