After all the ballots were counted -- Canadians have decided to return the Federal Liberals to power since Feb of 2006 by giving them a majority government
As of this writing, the 42nd Parliament of Canada will break down as follows:
Liberals - 183 elected (leading in 1 riding)
Conservatives - 99 elected
NDP - 43 elected (leading in 1 riding)
Bloc Quebecois - 10 elected
Green Party - 1 elected
A majority of the 338 seats up for grabs was 170 which leaves the Federal Liberals with a 13-14 seat majority. Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau now becomes (I believe) the 2nd youngest Prime Minister of Canada at the age of 43 with former Prime Minister Joe Clark being the youngest Prime Minister ever elected at age 39 back in 1979
Closer to home -- Conservative Todd Doherty won his seat of Cariboo-Prince George, which includes Williams Lake, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, half of Prince George, Cariboo RD Areas A, B, C, D, E, F, I, J and K, Fraser-Fort George Areas C and E & Bulkley-Nechako Area F, by getting 18,743 votes vs his nearest opponent Tracy Calogheros of the Federal Liberals at 16,289 votes.
While in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo which includes Cariboo RD Areas G, H, L and the District of 100 Mile House, Cathy MacLeod was re-elected with 24,444 votes vs her nearest opponent Bill Sandhu of the Federal NDP with 21,400 votes
I wasn't terribly shocked at the Federal Liberal win as it was noted in several places that a 4th consecutive mandate is rare in Canadian politics.
As the Cariboo Regional District Director for Area 'D' (Commodore Heights - McLeese Lake) -- I took to Facebook late Monday night to congratulate Cariboo-Prince George MP-elect Todd Doherty on his win and look forward to working with him to advance local issues on the federal scene.
The results are expected to be finalized by November 9th with the 42nd Parliament of Canada being summoned to meet on November 16th, although this could change depending on the initial plans of the new Federal Liberal government
~SF
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