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Key Points
- Mark Carney’s Liberals have won a strong minority, fuelled by backlash to Donals Trump’s tariffs and threats.
- The Liberals secured 169 seats, falling just short of a majority, with recounts pending in two districts.
- Carney faces no immediate threat, with rivals Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh both losing key seats.
Provisional results from Elections Canada showed the Liberals had won 169 districts, followed by the Conservatives with 144. Judicial recounts will be needed in two districts, and a final official result may be days away.
Carney had sought a majority to help him negotiate with Trump on the tariffs threatening Canada’s economy.
The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing a senior Liberal official, said Carney would name a cabinet and reconvene Canada’s House of Commons within two weeks. Another priority will be the annual budget, which is usually presented in March or April.
The Liberals, who have been in power since November 2015, were 20 percentage points behind in surveys in January before the unpopular Justin Trudeau announced he was quitting as prime minister and Trump started threatening tariffs and annexation.
