Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Vancouver Centre

Federal riding · British Columbia · Metro Vancouver

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 38.6 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 60.3%
  • Conservative 21.7%
  • NDP 7.6%
  • Green 1.5%
  • PPC 1.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Vancouver Centre 60.3%21.7%7.6%1.5%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 46.7%+13.7 32.9%−11.2 9.2%−1.6 2.9%−1.4
National averageCanada 47.0%+13.3 30.4%−8.7 11.8%−4.2 2.4%−0.9

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 78.5%
  • Other languages (French included) 21.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Hedy Fry · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 24.8 points, with 63.2% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 38.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Hedy Fry Elected Liberal 29,855 54.8 Parliamentarian
Elaine Allan Conservative 16,368 30.0 Management Consultant
Avi Lewis NDP 6,807 12.5 Associate Professor (UBC)
Scott MacDonald Green 757 1.4 Medical Doctor - General Practice
Christopher Varga PPC 211 0.4 Real Estate Agent
Drew William McPherson Independent 63 0.1 Self-Employed
Other candidates 419 0.8

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