Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna

Federal riding · British Columbia · B.C. Interior

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 4.7 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 55%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 47.6%
  • Conservative 42.9%
  • PPC 1.5%
  • Green 1.1%
  • NDP 0.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative PPC Green
Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna 47.6%42.9%1.5%1.1%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 46.7%+0.9 32.9%+10.0 1.5% 2.9%−1.8
National averageCanada 47.0%+0.6 30.4%+12.5 2.1%−0.6 2.4%−1.3

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 96.0%
  • Other languages 3.7%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Dan Albas · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 6.7 points, with 72.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 4.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Dan Albas Elected Conservative 33,219 50.6 Parliamentarian
Juliette Sicotte Liberal 28,827 43.9 Sales
Harpreet Badohal NDP 2,189 3.3 Occupational Hygienist
Louise Lecouffe Green 602 0.9 Farmer
Debbie Robinson PPC 307 0.5 Retired
Gary Suddard Other 90 0.1 Retired
Other candidates 377 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