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Canada election 2025 results in charts | Canada election 2025 results in charts |
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Mark Carney's Liberal Party is expected to win enough seats in the House of Commons to form a government in Canada. It is not yet clear whether they will be able to secure a majority. | Mark Carney's Liberal Party is expected to win enough seats in the House of Commons to form a government in Canada. It is not yet clear whether they will be able to secure a majority. |
Carney is set to remain Prime Minister, having only assumed the role in early March following Justin Trudeau's resignation. | Carney is set to remain Prime Minister, having only assumed the role in early March following Justin Trudeau's resignation. |
Carney's Liberals are leading in more than 150 seats but are currently short of the 172 needed for a majority. | Carney's Liberals are leading in more than 150 seats but are currently short of the 172 needed for a majority. |
The Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, are set to remain in opposition as the second-largest party. | The Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, are set to remain in opposition as the second-largest party. |
The remaining seats are split between the Bloc Québécois - which only runs candidates in the province of Quebec - the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Green Party. | |
Canada has a "first-past-the-post" electoral system. | Canada has a "first-past-the-post" electoral system. |
The candidate who gets the most votes in each electoral district, or riding, wins that seat and become a Member of Parliament (MP). | The candidate who gets the most votes in each electoral district, or riding, wins that seat and become a Member of Parliament (MP). |
The Liberals and the Conservatives have dominated the popular vote, with both parties receiving more than 40% of ballots counted across Canada so far. | The Liberals and the Conservatives have dominated the popular vote, with both parties receiving more than 40% of ballots counted across Canada so far. |
This has them on track to win a combined 90% of seats. | This has them on track to win a combined 90% of seats. |
LIVE: Follow BBC's coverage of the results | LIVE: Follow BBC's coverage of the results |
VOTERS: How I decided who gets my vote | VOTERS: How I decided who gets my vote |