Overview
- Elections Canada reports a preliminary voter turnout of over 68%, the highest since 1993 but below the 1958 record of 79.4%.
- The Liberal Party won 43.7% of the vote, securing 169 seats to form a minority government.
- The Conservative Party garnered 41.3% of the vote, earning 144 seats in the House of Commons.
- The Bloc Québécois and NDP each received 6.3% of the vote, holding 22 and 7 seats respectively.
- Elections Canada plans postelection surveys to analyze voter participation barriers, as demographic data is not directly collected.