On December 12, 2019, voters elected all 650 seats of the House of Commons. Boris Johnson’s Conservatives won their first sizable majority in decades, taking dozens of seats from Labour. Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson resigned after losing her seat to the Scottish National Party, which gained 13 seats. The Brexit Party received 2 percent of the vote — and …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power after a tight election on Monday that saw his government reduced to a minority, results that will likely push his agenda to the left while alienating energy producing provinces. Trudeau, one of the world’s most prominent progressive politicians, struggled domestic scandals. He now looks set to govern with support from the left-leaning …

After a divisive six-week campaign the speeches are over, the debates are done, and it’s time for the people to decide. On Monday, thousands of Torontonians headed to voting locations across the city to cast their ballots in what could be a historically tight federal election. Pre-election polls suggest it’s possible no one party will have rallied enough support to …

Major federal party leaders wrapped up their last day of campaigning in the key battleground province of British Columbia on Sunday, as voters prepare to cast their ballots after a deeply divisive election. The Liberals and Conservatives still appear deadlocked in support according to polling by Nanos Research released Sunday, the 40th day of a political race that has produced …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, trying to retain power after scandals dimmed his image, on Friday said he was fighting for every vote in an election next week and conceded his main rival could win. Trudeau has spent much of the campaign in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, which accounts for 108 of the 338 seats in the House of …

Opinion polls suggest no party will gain a majority of seats in the Canadian election on Oct. 21. That leaves the two frontrunners – Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative opposition leader Andrew Scheer – trying to govern with a minority. Six parties are contesting the election. If Trudeau wins a majority of the 338 seats in the House …

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today acknowledged the Conservatives could win Monday’s election — and accused the party of winning support by running one of the “dirtiest, nastiest” election campaigns in Canadian history. Surrounded by 29 Quebec candidates at an event at Montreal’s Botanical Garden Wednesday, Trudeau appealed to Quebecers to support his party and elect a progressive government rather than …

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema defeated Republican Martha McSally to win a close U.S. Senate race in Arizona after last Tuesday’s elections, in a state that had not elected a Democratic senator for 30 years. Despite the Arizona result, Republicans will keep control of the 100-member Senate, winning at least 51 seats to the Democrats’ 47. Results in Florida and Mississippi are …

After more than 10 days of dominating the news cycle, MP Maxime Bernier announced this week that he was quitting the Conservative Party of Canada. It all started with a series of tweets calling out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “extreme multiculturalism and cult of diversity.” That was quickly followed by a storm of controversy and debate. But Mr. Bernier also …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed speculation on Thursday that he would call an early election this fall, a year ahead of schedule, saying his Liberal government remains focused on renegotiating NAFTA and strengthening the economy. “It has never been in our plans and it is not in our plans. There will be no federal election this fall,” Trudeau told …