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Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system played a pivotal role in favor of the Liberals during the election. This system tends to favor larger parties and disproportionately benefits the Liberals, as their votes are distributed more evenly across constituencies. In contrast, the Conservative vote is often concentrated in specific regions, limiting their overall seat count despite a potentially stronger popular vote.
The electoral forecasts had already predicted that even with a lower popular vote, the Liberals would secure more parliamentary seats than the Conservatives based on their more favorable vote distribution. The final results confirmed this, with the Liberals capturing 166 seats—nearly 48.1%—against the Conservatives' 146 seats—42.9% of the votes counted.