2015 Canadian Federal Election Monday October 19, 2015 - Justin Trudeau Wins Canada General Elections in a Landslide Victory

Canada's Liberal leader Justin Trudeau(43), the son of a popular former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, won Monday's general election in a landslide, television networks projected -- a stunning defeat for Stephen Harper's Conservatives

Stephen Harper, who took power in 2006, had been seeking a fourth mandate.

JustinTrudeau vaulted from third place to lead the polls in the final days of the campaign, overcoming Conservative attacks that he is too inexperienced to govern to return to the Prime Minister's residence in Ottawa where he grew up as a child.

Justin Trudeau, a former school teacher and member of Parliament since 2008, becomes the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history. 

Justin Trudeau, who has re-energised the Liberal Party since its devastating electoral losses four years ago, promises to raise taxes on the rich and run deficits for three years to boost government spending. His late father, who took office in 1968 and led Canada for most of the next 16 years, is a storied name in Canadian history, responsible for the country’s version of the bill of rights.

Liberal party leader and prime minister elect Justin Trudeau with his wife Sophie Grégoire

Networks CBC and CTV projected the 43-year-old -- who ran a combative campaign and offered up what he called a bold "new vision" for the nation -- would form a majority government with more than 170 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons.

Early results showed the Liberals swept all 32 seats in Canada's Atlantic provinces, doubling their popular support in the region, and scored well in key Ontario and Quebec provinces.

Victory after long campaign
The 11-week campaign was one of the longest in Canada's history, and gave voters unprecedented exposure to party leaders and their ideas in five debates and almost daily stump speeches.

Mr Trudeau campaigned on a pledge to raise taxes on the richest and lower rates for middle-income Canadians, while spending billions on new infrastructure in order to give the struggling economy a boost.

Indo-Canadians win big as Liberals sweep to power

 

In the 2015 elections, at least 44 candidates in 338 seats were of Indian origin. Given that Indians make up only 3% of the population, it is surprising that 20 of the 44 won their seats

The wins also reflected the larger mood in Canada, that defeated the Conservative party run by Prime Minister Stephen Harper after a 10-year rule. Mr. Harper’s ‘tough on immigration’, right wing policies are seen as one of the reasons for his loss, particularly a bill called C-24 that would give the government inordinate powers on revoking citizenships