Canada’s Liberals sweep to power

Justin Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, became Canada’s new prime minister after his Liberal Party won a majority of Parliament’s 338 seats, ending nine years of Conservative rule

New

Democrat

Party

Majority

Liberal Party

Conservative Party

184

102

41

seats

39.5% of vote

32%

19.5%

0

10

Independent

0.2%

Bloc Quebecois

4.8%

0

1

0.6%

Other

Green Party

3.4%

Source: Canadian Press

Result at 05:52GMT, 20/10/2015

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Canada’s Liberals sweep to power

Justin Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, became Canada’s new prime minister after his Liberal Party won a majority of Parliament’s 338 seats, ending nine years of Conservative rule

Majority

New

Democrat

Party

Liberal Party

Conservative

Party

184

102

41

seats

39.5% of vote

32%

19.5%

10

Bloc Quebecois

4.8%

1

Green Party

3.4%

0

Independent

0.2%

Result at 05:52GMT

20/10/2015

0

0.6%

Other

Source: Canadian Press

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Canada’s Liberals sweep to power

Justin Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, became Canada’s new prime minister after his Liberal Party won a majority of Parliament’s 338 seats, ending nine years of Conservative rule

Justin Trudeau:

First campaign as Liberal leader

184

seats

39.5% of vote

Liberal

Party

Majority

102

32%

Conservative

Party

41

New

Democrat

Party

19.5%

10

Bloc Quebecois

4.8%

1

Green Party

3.4%

0

Independent

0.2%

0

Other

0.6%

Result at 05:52GMT, 20/10/2015

Picture: Sean Kilpatrick / Canadian Press via AP

Source: Canadian Press

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