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| Canada election: Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau in tight race | Canada election: Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau in tight race |
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| Canadians are voting in parliamentary elections that could bring the first new leader in nearly 10 years. | |
| Incumbent Conservative PM Stephen Harper is fighting for a rare fourth term but the frontrunner is Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. | |
| Early counts in the eastern provinces show the Liberals ahead in 31 of 32 seats. | |
| "These are not the results we were hoping for," said former Conservative Justice Minister Peter MacKay, | |
| A third party, the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), could also play a decisive role in whether Mr Harper and his Conservatives lose power. | |
| Voting hours are staggered across the country and polls opened in Newfoundland at 0830 local time (1100 GMT). Polls will close in the west of the country at 19:00 (02:00 GMT). | Voting hours are staggered across the country and polls opened in Newfoundland at 0830 local time (1100 GMT). Polls will close in the west of the country at 19:00 (02:00 GMT). |
| It is one of the longest and possibly closest election campaigns in Canada's history, with leaders criss-crossing the country to try to sway undecided voters. | It is one of the longest and possibly closest election campaigns in Canada's history, with leaders criss-crossing the country to try to sway undecided voters. |
| First results are coming now from Atlantic Canada, where the voting has already ended. | First results are coming now from Atlantic Canada, where the voting has already ended. |
| The Liberal Party - who was expected to perform well there - has taken a commanding lead, according to the results. | The Liberal Party - who was expected to perform well there - has taken a commanding lead, according to the results. |
| Canada votes: live updates | Canada votes: live updates |
| Mr Harper, 56, is selling himself as the steady hand who can steer Canada's troubled economy back on track. | Mr Harper, 56, is selling himself as the steady hand who can steer Canada's troubled economy back on track. |
| His campaign has run TV advertisements saying that Liberal leader Mr Trudeau, 43, is "just not ready" to take office. | His campaign has run TV advertisements saying that Liberal leader Mr Trudeau, 43, is "just not ready" to take office. |
| "Every single vote for a Conservative candidate is a vote to protect our economy against Liberal and NDP deficits and taxes," Mr Harper told supporters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday. | "Every single vote for a Conservative candidate is a vote to protect our economy against Liberal and NDP deficits and taxes," Mr Harper told supporters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday. |
| As polls opened, he tweeted that a vote for the Conservatives would "protect Canadian jobs and our economy". | As polls opened, he tweeted that a vote for the Conservatives would "protect Canadian jobs and our economy". |
| Mr Trudeau started the race in third place but the Liberals took the lead in opinion polls in a late surge. | Mr Trudeau started the race in third place but the Liberals took the lead in opinion polls in a late surge. |
| Stephen Harper's final stand? | Stephen Harper's final stand? |
| At the scene - Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News, Toronto | At the scene - Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News, Toronto |
| The Toronto Blue Jays have their first home game in the playoffs for baseball's American League Championship series, and a sea of fans wearing blue T-shirts are filling downtown Toronto ahead of the big game. | The Toronto Blue Jays have their first home game in the playoffs for baseball's American League Championship series, and a sea of fans wearing blue T-shirts are filling downtown Toronto ahead of the big game. |
| But will blue be the dominant colour for the other big result of the night? After nearly a decade in power, the Conservatives (the blue team in this political race) are fighting to stay in office. | But will blue be the dominant colour for the other big result of the night? After nearly a decade in power, the Conservatives (the blue team in this political race) are fighting to stay in office. |
| The Liberals (red) led by the photogenic Justin Trudeau have been ahead in the polls. If they win it'll be a stunning victory for a party which began this race in third. | The Liberals (red) led by the photogenic Justin Trudeau have been ahead in the polls. If they win it'll be a stunning victory for a party which began this race in third. |
| If Mr Harper hangs on, he'll pull off an equally impressive feat in becoming the first prime minister to win a fourth term in more than a century. Either way this election will be historic. Will Canadians plump for continuity or change? | If Mr Harper hangs on, he'll pull off an equally impressive feat in becoming the first prime minister to win a fourth term in more than a century. Either way this election will be historic. Will Canadians plump for continuity or change? |
| Speaking in Calgary, Alberta, on Sunday, Mr Trudeau urged voters to "come together as a country". | Speaking in Calgary, Alberta, on Sunday, Mr Trudeau urged voters to "come together as a country". |
| Mr Trudeau's father, Pierre, is considered the father of modern Canada. | Mr Trudeau's father, Pierre, is considered the father of modern Canada. |
| NDP leader Tom Mulcair, 60, is hoping to build on his party's second-place finish in the 2011 elections. | NDP leader Tom Mulcair, 60, is hoping to build on his party's second-place finish in the 2011 elections. |
| However, support for the NDP appeared to have fallen in recent weeks. | However, support for the NDP appeared to have fallen in recent weeks. |
| At a stop in Toronto, Mr Mulcair hit out at the Liberal leader, saying: "They may try to fool you by giving the old car a fresh coat of paint. But as we've seen, the Liberal Party is just as rusted-out underneath as it was when Canadians kicked them out of office for corruption the last time." | At a stop in Toronto, Mr Mulcair hit out at the Liberal leader, saying: "They may try to fool you by giving the old car a fresh coat of paint. But as we've seen, the Liberal Party is just as rusted-out underneath as it was when Canadians kicked them out of office for corruption the last time." |