Federal Election 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate in Monday's federal election.

"Who is ready," he shouted to cheers and applause and people chanting his name in a crowded hockey arena in Ottawa in the wee hours of the morning. "Who is ready? Who is ready to stand up for Canada with me? And who is ready to build Canada strong?"

Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority government after a very close general election race that left the Liberals just three seats shy of a majority. 

Just before 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Elections Canada showed the Liberals projected to win 169 ridings after flipping one riding in Quebec from the Bloc Québécois earlier in the day. 

The Conservatives won 144 seats and will form the official Opposition again. The Bloc Québécois followed with 22 seats, the NDP with seven projected seats and the Green Party with one seat.

The Liberal Party secured a minority government in the 2025 federal election, while Conservative incumbent Branden Leslie retained his Portage-Lisgar seat with a commanding majority.

Conservative stronghold endures

Leslie, first elected in a 2023 by-election, called the win “an incredibly humbling experience” during his victory speech. He thanked voters for their trust and vowed to advocate for rural communities, farmers, firearms owners and small businesses.

The Liberal Party of Canada has won a fourth consecutive term in the 2025 federal election, while Conservative incumbent Branden Leslie retained his Portage-Lisgar seat with a commanding majority. He secure a return to Ottawa and the House of Commons with more than 69% of the popular vote in the electoral district, with over than 21,000 votes more than Robert Kreis who came in second.

Former Spruce Woods MLA, and now Conservative Party of Canada candidate, Grant Jackson will be heading to Ottawa as the new M.P. for Brandon-Souris. His first foray into federal politics was a successful one, with him securing more than 60% of the votes in the electoral district, defeating Liberal candidate Ghazanfar Ali Tarar and NDP rep Quentin Robinson. Jackson was born and raised in Souris.

Jackson will take on the seat which had been formerly held by Larry Maguire who announced earlier this year he would be stepping away from politics.

Not the result locally that the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley was hoping for, but federally, he's pleased.

Conservative MP Blake Richards says Canadians have made it clear they want change, and he urged supporters at his post-election celebration to stay ready to continue the battle.

“Our increase in seats and popular vote shows that there’ll be another opportunity to finish the job we’ve started and to move forward with creating that change,” said Richards.

“I told people, don’t give up. This battle isn’t over. We know we’re the hope this country needs for the future, and we’re going to keep fighting to finish the job and deliver the change Canadians are asking for.”

Conservative Candidate for the riding of Souris-Moose Mountain, Steven Bonk, has been elected as Member of Parliament, taking over as incumbent for Dr. Robert Kitchen. Bonk was stationed at the Weyburn Legion for election night, with local dignitaries including MLA for Weyburn-Bengough Mike Weger, MLA for Moosomin Montmartre Kevin Weedmark, and Weyburn Mayor Jeff Richards.  

Bonk addressed those in attendance, thankful for the support he has felt from nomination to throughout the campaign.  

Jagmeet Singh says he will step down as the leader of the NDP as soon as a new interim leader is chosen.

Singh conceded defeat in his British Columbia riding of Burnaby Central and the party is at risk of losing official party status.

With the NDP at risk of losing official party status — and after losing his own riding — Singh said he'd be stepping down as leader once the party selects an interim replacement.

"We may lose sometimes and those losses hurt," Singh said, fighting emotion as he stood beside his wife on a stage in Burnaby, B.C.

It appears that Conservative Ted Falk will serve another term as Member of Parliament for Provencher. 

As of 10:50 pm, Falk has a commanding lead and is over 13,000 votes ahead of his nearest competitor.