The latest results from Elections Canada, with 99.8 percent of the results counted, show that the Liberals are poised to form another minority government.
Preliminary results on the afternoon of April 29 show that the Liberals have won 169 seats, three short of the 172 required to form a majority government. The results could change in the days to come as recounts are expected in some close races.
While it became clear that the Liberals would form government shortly after polls closed in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta at 9:30 p.m. EST on April 28, the high turnout and large number of people voting by mail and in advance polls meant more time was needed to fully tabulate the votes to determine if the party would form a minority or majority government….