Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Victoria

Federal riding · British Columbia · Vancouver Island

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 37.4 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 58.1%
  • NDP 20.7%
  • Conservative 7.7%
  • Green 3.2%
  • PPC 1.4%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal NDP Conservative Green
Victoria 58.1%20.7%7.7%3.2%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 46.7%+11.4 9.2%+11.5 32.9%−25.2 2.9%+0.3
National averageCanada 47.0%+11.0 11.8%+8.8 30.4%−22.8 2.4%+0.8

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 0.5%
  • English 93.1%
  • Other languages 6.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Will Greaves · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 29.2 points, with 74.4% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 37.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Will Greaves Elected Liberal 41,128 54.0 Professor
Laurel Collins NDP 18,877 24.8 Parliamentarian
Angus Ross Conservative 12,870 16.9 Stay-at-Home Parent
Michael Doherty Green 2,350 3.1 Lawyer
David Mohr PPC 278 0.4 Retired
Cody Fraser Other 109 0.1 Bar Manager
Mary Moreau Other 83 0.1 Retired
Steve Filipovic Independent 73 0.1 Small Business Owner
Other candidates 367 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