International Polity - Current Affairs Questions and Answers for Q. 14254
Q. Which Liberal party leader was elected as PM of Canada?- Published on 21 Oct 15a. Stephen Harper
b. Justin Trudeau
c. Joe Clark
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Justin Trudeau
Canada's Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau on 19 October 2015 elected as the Prime Minister of Canada. His Liberal Party won 189 seats, a majority of Parliament’s 338 seats. The party required 170 to gain a majority. The Conservative Party was next with 97 seats. It was followed by New Democratic Party at 28 seats and Bloc Quebecois with 9 seats. With this, the 9 year term Conservative Party PM Stephen Harper ended. Trudeau at 43 years of age is the second youngest PM in Canadian history after Joe Clark.
