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| Canada election: Liberals sweep to power | Canada election: Liberals sweep to power |
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| Canada's Liberal Party has decisively won parliamentary elections, ending nine years of Conservative rule. | |
| The Liberals, led by Justin Trudeau, son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, are leading in 184 districts, which would give them a majority. | |
| The result is a stunning turnaround for a party that had collapsed into third place at the 2011 election. | |
| Incumbent Conservative PM Stephen Harper - whose party is leading in 99 districts - accepted defeat. | |
| Speaking after the polls closed, he said he had already congratulated Mr Trudeau, saying the Conservatives would accept the results "without hesitation". | Speaking after the polls closed, he said he had already congratulated Mr Trudeau, saying the Conservatives would accept the results "without hesitation". |
| His party said Mr Harper would resign as leader of the Conservatives. | His party said Mr Harper would resign as leader of the Conservatives. |
| Addressing his jubilant supporters shortly afterwards, Mr Trudeau said that Canadians "sent a clear message tonight - it's time for a change". | Addressing his jubilant supporters shortly afterwards, Mr Trudeau said that Canadians "sent a clear message tonight - it's time for a change". |
| "We beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work. Most of all we defeated the idea that Canadians should be satisfied with less. | "We beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work. Most of all we defeated the idea that Canadians should be satisfied with less. |
| "This is what positive politics can do," he said, also praising Mr Harper for his service to the country. | "This is what positive politics can do," he said, also praising Mr Harper for his service to the country. |
| Few had predicted a Liberal victory on this scale - they held only 36 seats before the election after suffering their worst-ever election result in 2011. | |
| They become the first party ever to move from third place in parliament to a majority in one election. | |
| Meanwhile, the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) is on course to win 44 seats, less than half the number they held in the outgoing parliament. | |
| "I congratulated Mr Trudeau on his exceptional achievement," said NDP leader Tom Mulcair. | "I congratulated Mr Trudeau on his exceptional achievement," said NDP leader Tom Mulcair. |
| Canada votes: live updates | Canada votes: live updates |
| Meet Justin Trudeau | Meet Justin Trudeau |
| Young Canadians' hopes for new era | |
| 'Sea of change' | |
| Voting hours were staggered across the country and polls opened in Newfoundland at 08:30 local time (11:00 GMT). Polls closed in the west of the country at 19:00 (02:00 GMT). | Voting hours were staggered across the country and polls opened in Newfoundland at 08:30 local time (11:00 GMT). Polls closed in the west of the country at 19:00 (02:00 GMT). |
| It was one of the longest in Canada's history, and had been thought to be much closer, with leaders criss-crossing the country to try to sway undecided voters. | |
| Early counts in the eastern provinces gave the Liberals their first taste of victory, as they led in all 32 races there. | Early counts in the eastern provinces gave the Liberals their first taste of victory, as they led in all 32 races there. |
| As the results began pouring in, former Conservative Justice Minister Peter MacKay said: "A sea of change here. We are used to high tides in Atlantic Canada. This is not what we hoped for." | As the results began pouring in, former Conservative Justice Minister Peter MacKay said: "A sea of change here. We are used to high tides in Atlantic Canada. This is not what we hoped for." |
| The Conservatives are now in danger of losing all 13 seats they held in Atlantic Canada in 2011. | The Conservatives are now in danger of losing all 13 seats they held in Atlantic Canada in 2011. |
| Analysis: BBC's Anthony Zurcher, Liberal HQ in Montreal | Analysis: BBC's Anthony Zurcher, Liberal HQ in Montreal |
| It has become a night of superlatives for the Liberals in Canada. | It has become a night of superlatives for the Liberals in Canada. |
| For only the second time in history, a party has gone from third place in parliament to first. | For only the second time in history, a party has gone from third place in parliament to first. |
| The Liberals control more seats in Quebec than they've had in a generation, dealing a crushing blow to the formerly ascendant left-leaning New Democratic Party. | The Liberals control more seats in Quebec than they've had in a generation, dealing a crushing blow to the formerly ascendant left-leaning New Democratic Party. |
| They won at least one race in the Conservative fortress of Calgary, hometown of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for the first time since 1968. | They won at least one race in the Conservative fortress of Calgary, hometown of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for the first time since 1968. |
| Justin Trudeau campaigned as a candidate of change, and his party is poised to hand the incumbent Conservatives one of the worst defeats in their history. | Justin Trudeau campaigned as a candidate of change, and his party is poised to hand the incumbent Conservatives one of the worst defeats in their history. |
| At Liberal Party headquarters in Montreal, the mood has gone from excitement to pure jubilation, as the crowd cheers win after improbable win. | At Liberal Party headquarters in Montreal, the mood has gone from excitement to pure jubilation, as the crowd cheers win after improbable win. |
| "I'm so excited," said Karyn Decore, who flew in from Edmonton - another conservative Alberta city that could send a Liberal to parliament - for Monday night's party. | "I'm so excited," said Karyn Decore, who flew in from Edmonton - another conservative Alberta city that could send a Liberal to parliament - for Monday night's party. |
| "I could feel in my heart that change was coming. This is history in the making." | "I could feel in my heart that change was coming. This is history in the making." |
| Mr Trudeau, 43, campaigned on a promise of change, urging voters ahead of the polling day 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. |
| Mr Harper, 56, portrayed himself as the steady hand who could steer Canada's troubled economy back on track. | Mr Harper, 56, portrayed himself as the steady hand who could steer Canada's troubled economy back on track. |
| His campaign ran TV advertisements saying that Mr Trudeau was "just not ready" to take office. | His campaign ran TV advertisements saying that Mr Trudeau was "just not ready" to take office. |