2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
Image: Justin Trudeau APEC 2015 (cropped)
Image: Stephen Harper 2014 (cropped)
Image: Thomas Mulcair 2015 (cropped)
Image: Gilles Duceppe 2011 (cropped)
The Liberal Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism, and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum, with their main rival, the Conservative Party, positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent", practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated federal politics of Canada for much of its history, holding power for almost 70 years of the 20th century. As a result, it has sometimes been referred to as Canada's "natural governing party".
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911)
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948)
Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948–1957)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979, 1980–1984)