Article
French
ID: <
10.4000/eccs.3171>
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DOI: <
10.4000/eccs.3171>
Abstract
The Canadian federal elections of October 21, 2019 enabled Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to remain in power as leader of a minority government. The Liberals lost many votes and seats as a result of deep disappointments linked to Justin Trudeau’s personality and policies. Different factors, however, combined to limit the loss of liberal seats: the polarization of votes in Quebec between the Liberals and the Bloc over Law 21, the unpopularity of the Conservative Provincial Government in Ontario, a better geographical distribution of votes for the Liberals than for the Conservatives, and a Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, who was less attractive. The Conservatives failed to take back power in Ottawa in spite of having obtained slightly more votes than the Liberals, and in Quebec they were overtaken by the Bloc among the CAQ electorate. The Bloc Québécois is the only real winner of these elections thanks their defense of Law 21. The NDP managed to limit its decline only in Anglophone Canada, losing nearly all its seats in Quebec. The Greens, though on the increase, had disappointing results, worse than in 2008, in spite of very favorable conditions.