45th Canadian federal election

Next general election in Canada

The 45th Canadian federal election will take place on or before 20 October 2025 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.

45th Canadian federal election

← 2021On or before 20 October 2025 (2025-10-20)
← List of House members of the 44th Parliament of Canada

338 seats in the House of Commons[a]
170 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
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Pierre Poilievre in 2023 (edited).jpg
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LeaderJustin TrudeauPierre PoilievreYves-François Blanchet
PartyLiberalConservativeBloc Québécois
Leader's seatPapineauCarletonBeloeil—Chambly
Last election160 seats, 32.62%119 seats, 33.74%32 seats, 7.64%
Current seats15911932
Seats neededIncrease 11Increase 51N/A[b]

 
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LeaderJagmeet SinghElizabeth MayMaxime Bernier
PartyNew DemocraticGreenPeople's
Leader's seatBurnaby SouthN/A[d]N/A[c]
Last election25 seats, 17.82%2 seats, 2.33%0 seats, 4.94%
Current seats2520
Seats neededIncrease 145Increase 168Increase 170

Incumbent Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau
Liberal



The date of the election is not yet known.[1] Since the current government is a minority government, the election can happen before the scheduled date if the Governor General of Canada dissolves Parliament or at the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada for a snap election.[2][3][4]

Current seats

NameIdeologyPositionLeader2021 resultCurrent standing
Votes (%)Seats
LiberalLiberalism
Social liberalism
Centre to centre-leftJustin Trudeau
32.62%
160 / 338
159 / 338
ConservativeConservatism
Economic liberalism
Fiscal conservatism
Centre-right to right-wingPierre Poilievre
33.74%
119 / 338
119 / 338
Bloc QuébécoisQuebec nationalismCentre-leftYves-François Blanchet
7.64%
32 / 338
32 / 338
New DemocraticSocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Centre-left to left-wingJagmeet Singh
17.82%
25 / 338
25 / 338
GreenGreen politicsAmita Kuttner
(Interim)
2.33%
2 / 338
2 / 338
IndependentsN/A
0.19%
0 / 338
1 / 338

Opinion polling

The current opinion polling for the 45th Canadian federal election

Notes

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