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Mushkegowuk—James Bay

Provincial riding · Ontario · Northern Ontario

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the NDP a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 4%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • NDP 49.4%
  • PC 41.3%
  • OLP 7.5%
  • OTH 1.1%
  • GP 0.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

NDP PC OLP OTH
Mushkegowuk—James Bay 49.4%41.3%7.5%1.1%
Provincial averageOntario 20.8%+28.5 40.6%+0.7 30.7%−23.2 4.3%−3.2

Simple average of the 124 ridings, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Current member

Guy Bourgouin · NDP

44th Parliament.

Previous election (2025)

The NDP won by 0.1 points, with 41.4% turnout.

Our current projection: the NDP ahead by 8.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes %
Guy Bourgouin Elected NDP 3,626 45.4
Dave Plourde PC 3,617 45.3
Kyle Allen OLP 621 7.8
Catherine Jones GP 116 1.5

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Mississauga—StreetsvillePC53%1.5-point gap
  2. OakvilleOLP61%1.6-point gap
  3. Mississauga—LakeshoreOLP61%1.6-point gap
Forecast updated