Majority for Harper

Stephen Harper got the majority he was looking for. Canadians voted the Conservative Party into power in 167 of the 308 ridings.

A late surge from the New Democratic Party launched the party into becoming the official opposition with 102 seats. They earned most of their seats in Quebec where the Bloc Quebecois once reigned. The Bloc suffered a historic collapse in this province by losing all but 4 of their 49 seats. Adding insult to injury, once popular leader Gilles Duceppe couldn’t hold on to his seat and resigned as party leader.

Similarly, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff failed to win his riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore. The Liberals earned the lowest seat total in the party’s history with only 34 seats. On Tuesday morning Ignatieff also stepped down as party leader. 

The Green Party went home a little happier. Their leader Elizabeth May won a seat for the party giving them a voice in the House of Commons. The Conservatives will begin their four-year mandate on May 23rd.