Canada Election 2025 LIVE: Canadians are heading to the polls in an election that has shifted dramatically in recent months. The Conservatives are looking to end the Liberals’ two-term hold on power, a streak that began under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Current Liberal leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney is emphasising his central banking credentials to defend against Donald Trump’s tariff threats, while Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is pinning Canada’s economic vulnerabilities on years of Liberal mismanagement.
Canadians will elect 343 members of Parliament, with 172 seats required to form a majority government. Nearly 29 million of Canada’s estimated 41 million citizens are eligible to vote across six time zones, and a record 7.3 million have already cast advance ballots. The Liberals, who secured a majority in 2015, have been governing with a minority since 2019.
