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Vancouver Kingsway — Election Outlook & Projection

British Columbia Lean NDP Margin: 2pts Win probability: 67% (NDP) Last updated: 2026-09-14 Open in the interactive dashboard →

Where this riding stands

The RidingWatch model currently projects the NDP at 42.4% in Vancouver Kingsway, 2 points ahead of the Liberals at 40.4%, with the Conservatives at 14.1%, the Greens at 3%. Across 10,000 simulations the seat goes to the NDP in 67% of them, the Liberals in 33%. The simulations put the NDP's share anywhere from 37% to 48%, and the Liberals' from 34% to 46%.

In April 2025 the NDP won here with 37%, in a near tie with the Liberals on the rounded figures. The NDP also held it in 2021. Compared with the 2025 result, the current projection has the Conservatives down 9.9, the NDP up 5.4, the Liberals up 3.4 points. These shifts come from the national polling swing applied to this riding's past results — not from riding-level polling, which the model does not have.

The sitting member is Don Davies (NDP), MP since 2008.

Rating: Lean NDP — the NDP holds a narrow projected lead. In practical terms, a 2-point margin is inside the range where turnout, candidates and local issues regularly decide the result. Within 10 points of the lead: the Liberals (40.4%). Every vote counts toward a party's national total regardless of the local outcome. The Strategic Voting Assistant below shows how these standings look for a specific goal, including simply voting for your first choice.

Sitting member

DD
Don Davies
NDP
MP since 2008

About this riding

Positioned in Vancouver's central east side, this riding encompasses the Kingsway corridor and surrounding neighbourhoods. The area is primarily residential with diverse housing types and some commercial activity along major thoroughfares. The landscape includes established residential neighbourhoods with varying density. Some industrial and warehousing areas persist in portions of the riding. The riding represents working-class Vancouver neighbourhoods with established community character.

Projected Vote Share — Next Federal Election

Liberal
40.4%
+3.4
Conservative
14.1%
-9.9
NDP
42.4%
+5.4
Green
3%
+2

Projected using a blended proportional-uniform swing model with incumbency adjustments. Based on the current national polling average and regional crosstabs as of 2026-09-14.

Vote-share trend

0%15%30%45%60%27%37%40.4%14%24%14.1%52%37%42.4%4%1%3%2021 result2025 resultProjection

2021 and 2025 are official results for this riding; the third point is the current model projection. No estimated historical points are shown.

2025 Election Results vs. Current Projection

Party2025 Vote %Projected %Change
Liberal37%40.4%+3.4
Conservative24%14.1%-9.9
NDP37%42.4%+5.4
Green1%3%+2

Strategic Voting Assistant

Reasoning uses the current projected shares for this riding. Viability = within 10 points of the leader or at least 15%.

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About the Model

This projection is generated by the RidingWatch statistical model, which combines national polling data with historical election results to estimate vote shares and likely outcomes in each of Canada's 343 federal ridings.

The model begins with a weighted blend of results from the 2025 and 2021 federal elections, then applies the polling swing to each riding using a mostly-uniform (90/10 uniform/proportional) swing method — the national swing, adjusted by the province's pooled deviation where pollsters publish regional crosstabs. No pollster house effects are applied. Incumbency is not assumed: only first-term MPs (+1) and party leaders (+2) receive an adjustment. Uncertainty is estimated through 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations with correlated regional errors.

Projections are updated as new polling data becomes available. All estimates are probabilistic — they represent the most likely outcome given current information, not a guarantee of any result. Actual election outcomes depend on factors the model cannot fully capture, including local campaigns, turnout variation, and late-breaking events.