European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British prime minister Keir Starmer were among the first to congratulate Carney on his party’s victory. “The bond between Europe and Canada is strong and growing stronger,” von der Leyen said. “I look forward to working closely together, both bilaterally and within the G7. We’ll defend our shared democratic values, promote multilateralism, and champion free and fair trade.” Starmer said he looked forward to Carney’s leadership on international issues, and to continuing to work closely “on defence, security, trade and investment”. Canada’s main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre lost his seat in Monday’s general election, results from Elections Canada showed, as the Conservatives were beaten by the incumbent Liberal Party. Poilievre, 45, failed to retain his seat in the Ontario district of Carleton, losing it to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy. The Liberal Party’s victory means prime minister Mark Carney, former head of the central Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, will lead a minority government. The Liberals secured 168 seats, short of the 172 required to form a majority government. The opposition Conservatives, led by Poilievre, won 144 seats. That was an improvement on their performance in the 2021 election, but marked an upset as the Liberals, who were trailing in the polls, staged a comeback in the last three months. In a victory speech before supporters in Ottawa, Carney stressed the importance of Canadian unity in the face of Washington’s threats. He also said the mutually beneficial system Canada and the US had shared since the second world war had ended. Hello and welcome to the Canada election 2025 live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next hour or so. Mark Carney used his victory speech to claim Donald Trump wanted to “break us” as he led Canada’s Liberal party to a fourth term in office, in a race that was upended by threats and aggression from the US president. The Liberal triumph capped a miraculous political resurrection and marked a landmark victory for Carney, the former central banker and political novice who only recently succeeded Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Results early on Tuesday suggested the Liberals fell just short of a majority government and would therefore need the support of political rivals to govern. Mirroring a theme of the campaign, Carney told election-night supporters that Trump wanted to “break us, so that America can own us”, adding: “That will never, ever happen,” to shouts from the crowd. He also gave a stark assessment of a world order once defined by an integrated global trading system with the US at the centre, saying such a system was over, and he pledged to reshape Canada’s relationships with other nations. For the full report on events so far, see here: In other news: The polls are still being counted. But as things stand the Liberals are leading with 168 seats. They need 172 for a majority. If the party falls short of the magic number it would need the support of political rivals to govern as a minority government. The Conservatives will probably remain in opposition as the second-largest party. The party have currently secured 144 seats, with 99% of polls having reported results. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lost in Carleton, Ontario, a seat he had held for two decades, to a Liberal candidate. “Conservatives will work with the prime minister and all parties with the common goal of defending Canada’s interests and getting a new trade deal that puts these tariffs behind us while protecting our sovereignty,” Poilievre told his supporters in Ottawa. Even though he has lost his seat in the House of Commons, Poilievre remains the de facto Conservative leader for now. The two main parties – Liberals and the Conservatives - saw a rise in their share of the national vote compared with four years ago as the smaller parties (Bloc Québécois, the New Democratic Party, the Green party and the People’s Party got squeezed out). Carney, the former Bank of England governor who replaced Justin Trudeau as prime minister just last month, convinced voters that his experience managing economic crises made him the ideal candidate to defy Trump. The left-leaning New Democratic party saw many of its supporters defect to Carney, and fell from 24 seats to fewer than 10; its leader, Jagmeet Singh, announced his resignation after being pushed into third place in his own seat. The separatist Bloc Québécois also saw its support collapse, falling from 32 seats to a projected 23 (you can read more in this summary of the election’s results).
Author: Tom Ambrose