Liberals Win Canadian Election, Set to Form Minority Government

Preliminary results show Liberals won 168 seats, falling just short of the majority needed to govern without support from other parties.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters on election night in Ottawa on April 29, 2025. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

The Liberal Party, led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, has won Monday’s federal election in Canada, capping a campaign shaped in part by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and calls to make Canada the 51st American state.

According to preliminary results from Elections Canada, the Liberals captured 168 seats with 43.6 percent of the popular vote—four short of the 172 needed for a majority in the 343-seat House of Commons, Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. House of Representatives. That outcome puts Carney on track to lead a minority government.