After replacing Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister, Mark Carney wasted no time dissolving Canada’s 44th Parliament and dropped the writs for its 45th national campaign, the shortest campaign allowed by law, at just 36 days.
Against the backdrop of economic stress caused by tariff threats from President Trump, geo-political tensions around the world, our sovereignty being called into question, stubborn inflation, and housing affordability and attainability changes, Canadians went to the polls on April 28.
On Monday night, Mark Carney was elected as Canada’s new Prime Minister with the Liberals earning a victory to create a minority government, securing 169 seats with 8,564,383 votes (43.7%) against Pierre Pollievre’s Conservatives 144 seats with 8,086,171 votes (41.3%).
The Bloc Québécois secured 22 seats with 1,233,004 votes (6.3%); the NDP seven seats with 1,237,283 votes (6.3%); and the Green Party of Canada won one seat, with Elizabeth May re-elected in Saanich-Gulf Islands.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre failed to win re-election in his home riding, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh resigned as leader of the NDP.
The appointment and confirmation of the Liberals as the party to lead us comes at a critical juncture and turning point for Canada as we try to move away from an overreliance on trade with the U.S. The next four years are going to be a pivotal time for our country.
Closer to home for us in the Fraser Valley, here are how the candidates fared:
| RIDING | ELECTED CANDIDATE | PARTY | VOTES | SHARE |
| Abbotsford—South Langley | Sukhman Gill | Conservative | 24,126 | 43.1% |
| Cloverdale—Langley City | Tamara Jansen | Conservative | 25,607 | 47.8% |
| Delta | Jill McKnight | Liberal | 32,305 | 51.1% |
| Fleetwood—Port Kells | Gurbux Saini | Liberal | 23,239 | 47.9% |
| Langley Township—Fraser Heights | Tako Van Popta | Conservative | 33,595 | 51.1% |
| Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford | Brad Vis | Conservative | 33,650 | 56.6% |
| South Surrey—White Rock | Ernie Klassen | Liberal | 33,094 | 50.5% |
| Surrey Centre | Randeep Sarai | Liberal | 21,103 | 47.9% |
| Surrey Newton | Sukh Dhaliwal | Liberal | 20, 263 | 49.5% |
After swearing in his first cabinet in mid-March, Carney is expected to name a new and slightly larger cabinet soon — the real estate and development sector will watch with keen interest for appointments to the housing and infrastructure portfolios.
FVREB Communications