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Waterloo

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 34.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 58.6%
  • Conservative 23.8%
  • NDP 4.0%
  • Green 3.3%
  • PPC 2.2%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Waterloo 58.6%23.8%4.0%3.3%
Provincial averageOntario 48.3%+10.2 34.5%−10.6 5.0%−1.1 1.9%+1.4
National averageCanada 46.8%+11.8 30.4%−6.6 11.2%−7.2 2.7%+0.6

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
  • English 81.5%
  • Other languages (French included) 18.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Bardish Chagger · Liberal

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

Previous election (2025)

The Liberal Party won by 26.8 points, with 72.8% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 34.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Bardish Chagger Elected Liberal 37,579 59.2 Parliamentarian
Waseem Botros Conservative 20,571 32.4 Engineer
Héline Chow NDP 2,617 4.1 Project Engineer
Simon Guthrie Green 1,599 2.5 Community Leader
Douglas Ross PPC 348 0.5 Security Guard
Val Neekman Independent 179 0.3 Technical Entrepreneur
Santa Claus Chatham Other 119 0.2 Exterminator
Hans Roach Independent 105 0.2 Councillor
Jamie Hari Independent 76 0.1 Cybersecurity Product Leader
Other candidates 317 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 NewfoundlandLiberal61%1.1-point gap
  2. Richmond Hill SouthLiberal55%1.3-point gap
  3. Niagara WestConservative61%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated