Trudeau Wins Reelection but Loses Majority in Close Race

Governing Liberals now need the support of smaller parties to govern, likely have to give concessions to keep passing legislation

Liberal Leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves alongside his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau after delivering his victory speech at his election night headquarters in Montreal, Canada on Oct. 21, 2019. Cole Burston/Getty Images

TORONTO—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung on to power in the nation’s Oct. 21 election, but faces a tougher task of passing key legislation and remaining in power with a minority government.

Trudeau’s Liberal Party won 157 seats of the Parliament’s 338 seats, 13 shy of the count required to maintain a majority. The party now has to get the support of smaller parties to pass legislation and maintain the confidence of the Parliament.