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Canada Awaits Final Election Results as Liberals Near Majority

Elections Canada paused the special ballot count, leaving Mark Carney's Liberals four seats shy of a majority with key ridings undecided.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney smiles as he speaks at a campaign event at the Port of Montreal on Friday March 28, 2025.
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Elections Canada says it has resumed counting special and advance ballots and is expecting to have preliminary results later Tuesday afternoon.

Overview

  • Elections Canada temporarily halted the counting of special ballots early Tuesday, with results in several ridings too close to call.
  • The Liberals currently lead in 168 seats, four short of the 172 needed for a majority government, with counting set to resume at 9:30 a.m. ET.
  • Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre trails in his Carleton riding, where Liberal Bruce Fanjoy has declared victory.
  • NDP leader Jagmeet Singh lost his Vancouver-area seat and announced his resignation as party leader, leaving the party's future uncertain.
  • Mark Carney, in his victory speech, pledged to unite Canadians and prepare for trade and security talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.