46th Canadian federal election

The 46th Canadian federal election will elect members of the House of Commons to the 46th Canadian Parliament. The Canada Elections Act requires that the election be held no later than October 15, 2029, but it may be called earlier. The 2025 Canadian federal election resulted in the formation of a minority government led by Mark Carney.

Infobox

Leader

Don Davies(interim)

Party

New Democratic

Leader since

May 5, 2025

Leader's seat

Vancouver Kingsway

Last election

7 seats, 6.29%

Current seats

Seats needed

165

Tables

· Background › Incumbents not standing for re-election

Member of Parliament		Electoral district	Province or territory	Date announced
	Cathay Wagantall	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	July 28, 2025
	Chrystia Freeland	University—Rosedale	Ontario	September 16, 2025
	Matt Jeneroux	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	November 6, 2025

References

Although parties registered with Elections Canada can field candidates in any riding they wish, the Bloc Québécois has n
The Green Party has not had a co-leader since April 30, 2025, when Jonathan Pedneault resigned. On August 19, May announ
Burnaby South, which Singh represented before the election, was abolished during the 2022 Canadian federal electoral red
CP24
https://www.cp24.com/federal-election-2025/2025/04/30/green-party-co-leader-jonathan-pedneault-resigns/
CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elizabeth-may-not-leading-greens-next-election-1.7612908
"I hope to receive strong support from our membership in the leadership review, and commit that I will stay on as MP..."
https://x.com/ElizabethMay/status/1958221295587312013
CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6874663
"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act"
https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/39-1/bill/C-16/royal-assent/page-27?col=2
CTV News
https://web.archive.org/web/20191024230913/https://election.ctvnews.ca/split-opposition-means-stronger-minority-for-liberals-experts-say-1.4654504
CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/confidence-vote-commons-corruption-committee-1.5770807
The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-exactly-is-a-non-confidence-vote-parliament-should-get-to
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/29/canada-election-results-who-are-the-key-winners-and-losers
CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-federal-election-2025-carleton-pierre-poilievre-results-1.7515695
CTV News
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/conservative-mp-gives-up-seat-for-pierre-poilievre-to-run-in-byelection/
CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/damien-kurek-poilievre-byelection-1.7526895
CTV News
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/poilievre-pledges-to-listen-after-election-loss-as-conservative-mps-opt-for-power-to-remove-leader/
The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ndp-party-performance-singh-2025-election/
Global News
https://globalnews.ca/news/11165745/ndp-don-davies-interim-leader/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elizabeth-may-not-leading-greens-next-election-1.7612908
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elizabeth-may-not-leading-greens-next-election-1.7612908
northeastNOW
https://northeastnow.com/2025/07/28/cathay-wagantall-serving-final-term-as-mp-for-yorkton-melville/
CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-stepping-down-1.7634960
CTV News
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/conservative-mp-resigns-from-parliament-two-days-after-fellow-mp-crosses-the-floor/
CTVNews
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/conservative-mp-crosses-the-floor-to-join-carneys-liberal-caucus/