Justin Trudeau and Liberal Party Prevail With Stunning Rout in Canada
The Conservatives were reduced to 99 seats from 159 in the last Parliament, according to preliminary results.
.. The election became something of a referendum on Mr. Harper’s approach to government, which, in the view of his critics, has often focused on issues important to core Conservative supporters, mostly in the West, rather than to much of the population.
.. And Mr. Harper won the three previous elections without ever exceeding 40 percent of the popular vote.