Riding profile

Courtenay--Alberni

Federal riding — BC · Mixed · bc island

The question

Courtenay--Alberni: a safe seat for the NDP?

Current forecast

NDP

Competitive

Probability
96%
Mean margin (pts)
8.8
P(close race)
22%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • NDP 38.4%
  • Conservative 28.0%
  • Liberal 27.0%
  • Green 1.9%
  • PPC 1.1%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. North Island--Powell RiverConservative45 %1.2 pt margin
  2. Central NewfoundlandConservative57 %1.4 pt margin
  3. Richmond Hill SouthLiberal55 %1.4 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

NDP Conservative Liberal Green
HereCourtenay--Alberni 38.4%28.0%27.0%1.9%
Provincial averageBritish Columbia 8.4% +30.0 33.6% −5.6 47.6% −20.6 3.0% −1.1
National averageCanada 10.6% +27.8 32.1% −4.1 48.0% −21.0 2.7% −0.8

Provincial averages computed across the 343 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

Courtenay--Alberni, a mixed riding in British Columbia, elected a member with the NDP in the previous cycle, with a 4-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the NDP ahead at 38% vote share, against 28% for the Conservative Party, and the riding remains competitive. Linguistic profile: 0% francophone, 98% anglophone.

Sitting member

Gord Johns

Sits with NDP

Since
2025-04-28
Parliament
45th

Previous election · 2025

Won by
NDP
Margin
4.5 pts
Turnout
73.9%
Margin shift vs current projection
+4.3 pts

Detailed result · FED 2025

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Gord Johns Elected NDP 31,617 39.6 Parliamentarian
Kris McNichol Conservative 28,028 35.1 Business Owner
Brian Cameron Liberal 18,078 22.7 Aircraft Engineer
Chris Markevich Green 1,352 1.7 Customer Support Specialist
Thomas Gamble PPC 427 0.5 Entrepreneur
Teresa Knight Other 195 0.2 Substitute Teacher
Jesse Musial Other 69 0.1 Business Management

Demographics

Who lives here

Linguistic profile

  • Francophone 0.3%
  • Anglophone 97.5%
  • Non-francophone (other) 2.2%

Data source : Statistics Canada — 2021 Census

Last model run
Cycle
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