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Hamilton Mountain

Federal riding · Ontario · Peel and Halton

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 12.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 44.6%
  • Conservative 32.6%
  • NDP 8.1%
  • PPC 2.4%
  • Green 0.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Hamilton Mountain 44.6%32.6%8.1%2.4%
Provincial averageOntario 48.3%−3.7 34.5%−1.9 5.0%+3.1 2.3%+0.1
National averageCanada 46.8%−2.2 30.4%+2.2 11.2%−3.1 2.7%−0.3

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
  • English 84.9%
  • Other languages (French included) 15.1%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Lisa Hepfner · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 4.1 points, with 67.7% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 12.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Lisa Hepfner Elected Liberal 27,302 45.2 Parliamentarian
Ken Hewitt Conservative 24,857 41.1 Self-Employed
Monique Taylor NDP 7,044 11.7 Parliamentarian
Bing Wong PPC 497 0.8 Entrepreneur
Rolf Gerstenberger Other 193 0.3 Steel Worker
Other candidates 523 0.9

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 NewfoundlandLiberal61%1.1-point gap
  2. Richmond Hill SouthLiberal55%1.3-point gap
  3. Niagara WestConservative61%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated