US EditionVoters head to the polls in byelections expected to hand Liberals majority
Five floor crossings have put Carney’s Liberals at 171 seats, leaving them one win short of a working majority.
- On Monday, voters in three districts cast ballots in special elections set to give Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney a parliamentary majority, granting the Liberal Party the 172 seats needed for full legislative control.
- Five opposition legislators defected to Carney's Liberals in five months, including four Conservatives and one New Democratic lawmaker, pushing the party from 171 seats toward the majority threshold amid trade tensions with the United States.
- A majority would allow the government to pass legislation without opposition support, strengthening Carney's ability to manage trade disputes with President Donald Trump and implement announced military spending increases.
- While the two Toronto-area seats are expected to remain Liberal strongholds, the Quebec district of Terrebonne remains contested, as opposition parties argue grocery prices have risen more than 20 percent since 2022.
- With a majority, the Liberals could govern until 2029 without risking a snap election, as analysts note Carney has built momentum by "emphasizing the historic moment we are living through.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to obtain a parliamentary majority on Monday, one year after he came to power, giving him the frankest cubits to speed up reforms aimed at reshaping an economy threatened by the United States.
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Byelection voters poised to decide whether Liberals get majority
OTTAWA — Voters are casting ballots in Toronto and Montreal in a trio of byelections Monday which will decide whether Prime Minister Mark Carney should get a majority government. The polls are set to close at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Canada’s Carney set for majority
Carney’s Liberal Party looks set to gain an outright majority for the first time since the prime minister took charge in March last year, as voters head to the polls today in three by-elections – special votes to fill these vacant seats in Parliament. Two of the ridings are in left-leaning areas of Toronto. If the Liberals win those, it will be enough for Carney to have a majority government, albeit a slender one.
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