Canada's incoming Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau
On Monday, Canada's historically centrist Liberal Party took power in a landslide, bringing an end to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's rule. Harper's party took 166 of Parliament's 308 seats just four years ago, while the Liberals only won 34. As of Monday night, the Liberals hold the lead in 188 of 338 seats (Canada expanded its Parliament by 30 seats in the intervening years), while the Conservatives are only winning 107. The Liberal win means that Justin Trudeau will become prime minister 32 years after his father, Pierre Trudeau, left office.
The night was bad for the left-wing New Democratic Party, which won 103 seats four years ago but currently only have the edge in 32. Left-wing voters risked splitting their votes between the Liberals and NDP, but began flocking to the Liberals once it became clear that they had a better chance to deny Harper a fourth term. For more background on the Liberal surge, see David Beard's pre-election recap.