Mark Carney wins landslide vote for Liberal Party leadership

Following months of uncertainty in Ottawa set off by Justin Trudeau’s resignation, the Liberal Party has chosen its next leader, and the country has been introduced to its Prime Minister-designate.

After maintaining front-runner status in the campaigning period of this race, former central banker Mark Carney came out on top in a landslide vote on Sunday.

Trudeau addressed the crowd of Liberals for the last time just minutes before his successor was announced, marking the end to his 12-year run as leader of the Liberal Party.

Carney’s success in the leadership vote may not have come as a surprise, but it was a larger margin than many were expecting.

He took 86 per cent of votes cast, while runner up Chrystia Freeland gained the support of only 8 per cent of voters in the end.