Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win Canada election but miss out on majority

Mr Trudeau’s Liberals were leading or elected in 156 seats – one less than they won 2019, and 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the House of Commons

Justin Trudeau casts his ballot. Picture: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP

Canadians have given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party a victory in parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats failed.

The 49-year-old channelled the star power of his father, former PM Pierre Trudeau, when he first won an election in 2015 and has led his party to the top finish in two elections since.