NDP leader: Avi Lewis
Avi Lewis is elected leader of the NDP on the first ballot, with 39,734 of 70,930 votes (56%), and does not hold a seat in the House.1
After this event: LPC 170 · CPC 141 · BQ 22 · NDP 6 · GPC 1 · vacant 3. Ledger row
Who is the leader of the NDP?
A Leader Without a Seat ·
On March 29, 2026, avi Lewis is elected leader of the NDP on the first ballot, with 39,734 of 70,930 votes (56%), and does not hold a seat in the House. On June 11, 2026, the Green Party opens its leadership race, with members to vote from November 2 to 13 and the result to be announced on November 14, 2026.
Today: As of November 1, 2026, the Liberals hold 173 of 343 seats, the Conservatives 137, the Bloc Québécois 21, the NDP 5, and the Greens 1; 6 seats are vacant, and 172 make a majority. How the House stands
- Liberal seats
- 170 → 174 (March 28, 2026 → June 11, 2026)
- Vacant
- 3 → 0
- Span
- March 29, 2026 to June 11, 2026
- Events
- 2, each with its source
- Record as of
- November 1, 2026
IEvent by event
Green Party leadership race opens
The Green Party opens its leadership race, with members to vote from November 2 to 13 and the result to be announced on November 14, 2026.2
After this event: LPC 174 · CPC 140 · BQ 21 · NDP 5 · IND 2 · GPC 1. Ledger row
IIThe House before and after
The House the day before the first event, , and after the last, .
| Party | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 170 | 174 | +4 |
| Conservative | 141 | 140 | −1 |
| Bloc Québécois | 22 | 21 | −1 |
| New Democratic | 6 | 5 | −1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vacant | 3 | 0 | −3 |
| Seats | 343 | 343 |
Source: the events applied to Elections Canada's 2025 results; every event's own source is listed below.
Also in this span. Five other events moved the board between those dates, so the change above is not this story's alone: , Marilyn Gladu sits as a Liberal; , By-elections in University—Rosedale, Scarborough Southwest and Terrebonne; , Alexandre Boulerice sits as an independent; , Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay sits as an independent; , Supply for 2026–27 passes.
- : the Liberals, 171 to 174 seats, at or over the majority line (172), on By-elections in University—Rosedale, Scarborough Southwest and Terrebonne.