Crazy to think just a few months ago the Conservatives were set to easily win a majority, but following Carney taking over as PM and Trump's insanity wanting Canada as the 51st state helped push the Liberals to their 4th straight win.

Some more counting done





This directly highlights the problem with the first past the post system, Bloc Quebecois and NDP have about the same number of votes, yet Bloc Quebecois gets 23 seats, NDP only 7.

Anyway it looks like the NDP can still keep the Liberals in check while if the conservatives can convince the Bloc and NDP on a certain issue they could vote as a majority as well. But sad to see the NDP decimated.

2021 results:

Liberal 157 (33.12% of the vote)
Conservative 121 (34.34% of the vote)
Bloc Quebecois 32 (7.64% of the vote)
NDP 24 (15.98% of the vote)
Green 3 (6.55% of the vote)

Conservatives got shafted last time with our system.

If we had a system based on popular vote it would look like

                                2021               2025
Liberal                113 (157)    149 (168)
Conservative  118 (121)    142 (142)
Bloc Quebecois 26 (32)       22 (23)
NDP                        55 (24)        22 (7)
Green                     22 (4)           4 (1)

The Liberals continue to be over represented in the Federal elections but at least Liberal actually has the majority vote this time.
NDP gets shafted the most, 68% of NDP voters (4.3% of 6.3%) are not represented in the next government.
Green technically still gets shafted more but numbers are so low. People gave up on them already after last election 83% of Green voters did not get any representation in government.

The Liberals 'stole' an extra 5.5% this time, at least down from an extra 12.6% previous elections.
Conservatives match the votes this time.

First past the post system keeps pushing us further towards a 2 party system :(

Poor Dani. She's throwing a tantrum, and her constituents are trying to flex their little separatist muscles.

Via CDC - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/canada-election-vote-counting-resumes-with-some-key-races-still-too-close-to-call-9.6738893

Hello, I’m an editor with the live page team. My colleagues at the CBC Decision Desk are watching 11 ridings in particular before making a call on a majority or minority government.

They are all ridings where the Liberals are currently in second place. Last night, they went from 163 projected seats to 168 as advance and special ballots were counted, in some cases making up several hundred or even 1,000-vote deficits — so these could flip. The Liberals need four of the following 11 ridings to do that.

Terrebonne in Quebec: It is the closest race in the country right now, where the Bloc is leading the Liberals by 28 votes. Two polls are left to report, which could be 880 votes.

Nunavut: There is a 54-vote margin with at least 647 votes to come.

Vancouver Kingsway: The NDP's Don Davies is leading the Liberals by 308 votes.

Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore (Ontario): The Liberals are trailing by 359 votes and we are expecting at least 3,500 special ballots there.

Miramichi Grand Lake (New Brunswick): There is a 394-vote margin here. One of the two special ballot polls has reported, where at least 2,700 special ballots were cast.

Milton East Halton Hills South (Ontario): Former Ontario Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Parm Gill is leading the Liberal candidate by 556 votes. Again, one of the two special ballot polls reported and at least 2,800 special ballots were cast.

Shefford (Quebec): Here, there is a 651-vote margin for the Bloc. The Liberals were in the lead for part of last night. Again, one of the two special ballot polls reported and there were at least 1,800 special ballots cast.

Cloverdale Langley City (B.C.): This is a large margin, at 923 votes. But neither of the special polls have reported and there are at least 5,500 votes in those polls.

Kitchener South Hespeler (Ontario): Conservatives are leading the Liberals by a little more than 1,100 votes with one of the special polls having reported — and 3,000 special ballots were cast.

Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge (B.C.): Right now the Liberals are trailing by 1,400 votes, but they were trailing by 2,500 votes last night and there are still eight polls yet to report.

Hamilton East Stoney Creek (Ontario): The incumbent Liberal is trailing right now by 1,500 votes. At one point last night, the Liberals were trailing by 3,000 votes. They've now cut that in half, and there are still six polls left to report, including a minimum of 4,800 special ballots.

The Liberals also need to hold the two races where they have a close lead — Kelowna and Terra Nova The Peninsulas, in Newfoundland and Labrador.

I congratulate Prime Minister @MarkJCarney on his minority government election victory last night.

I also want to sincerely thank @PierrePoilievre for his powerful and principled advocacy against the last decade’s punitive taxation and anti-resource policies that have made our… pic.twitter.com/1bpm3BcOE7

— Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) April 29, 2025

Somebody's salty AF here.

Just to give Ryuu’s post a little more context:

Pierre Poilievre
Member of Parliament
for Carleton
In office
June 28, 2004 – April 28, 2025

He has officially been defeated by Bruce Fanjoy after holding his seat for 21 years.

I believe that’s called irony. Sweet irony 😆

That's a breathtaking fall from grace. Went from being a shoo-in as the next Prime Minister to losing his own riding. 

You and I may not see eye to eye politically for the most part, but this is something we, and many others agree on. To the point I'd feel safe to assume we as a Country could come to an agreement on a better system, if led well and actually given a chance.

After this election, I really think it needs to happen, sooner than later, or as you say, we're going to end up a 2 party system, like the Americans, which will quickly divide us to a much larger degree than we already are, like they are, in an us vs them mindset, and then election reform definitely won't happen. At that point, it's only a matter of time before the division becomes too great where it can't be held together any longer.

The electoral map is way more blue than it normally is, and yet the Cons still lost, only because the map has gotten considerably less light blue (Bloc) and way less orange (NDP). Those lost votes, went to the Libs, adding a bunch more red to the map than usual as well. This election was a lot like recent American elections where it's been ganging up to vote against a leader/party and not for them. Countries who's people aren't inspired to vote for competence and greatness because it's not an option are Countries with a dim future.

Shenanigans like this sure didn't help. Only in PP's riding? You really expect people to believe you simply couldn't get it accomplished anywhere else?

As for salt, there ain't that much when it comes to the Con politicians or voters, and for one key reason, and boy is it ever sweet.

The main, majority reason why the Libs won, is because they were 'saved' by who they hate most. The irony is on another level.

Just when you think the world has completely flipped, you realize there's more to go before it's totally upside down.