Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee

Federal riding · British Columbia · B.C. Interior

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a 98% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.9 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 72%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 46.2%
  • Conservative 42.3%
  • Green 1.8%
  • NDP 1.2%
  • PPC 1.0%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative Green NDP
Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee 46.2%42.3%1.8%1.2%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 46.7%−0.5 32.9%+9.5 2.9%−1.1 9.2%−8.0
National averageCanada 47.0%−0.8 30.4%+11.9 2.4%−0.6 11.8%−10.6

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 0.2%
  • English 97.0%
  • Other languages 2.8%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Scott Anderson · Conservative

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

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 7.5 points, with 72.7% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 3.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Scott Anderson Elected Conservative 33,850 50.1 Business Person
Anna Warwick Sears Liberal 28,769 42.6 Retired Executive Director
Leah Ellen Main NDP 3,417 5.1 Local Government Official
Blair Visscher Green 1,105 1.6 Teacher
Other candidates 437 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