Canada federal election 2025 top polls: Are you happy with Mark Carney, Liberal party's victory? Did Trump's trade war impact your vote?
The Liberal Party of Canada staged a historic comeback in the 2025 federal election with Mark Carney at the helm to form Canada's next government and enter their fourth consecutive term — a rare occurrence in Canadian politics.
Threats to trade and sovereignty from U.S. President Donald Trump are also believed to have played a key role in likely sparking a wave of nationalism that worked to the party's benefit.
Yahoo News Canada put together several non-scientific polls targeting key issues for Canadians who voted in the federal election and their satisfaction with the results.
The poll are placed in election stories across the Yahoo Canada network, and are not targeted at any particular demographic. The polls also allow users to return to the page and vote twice, should their opinions change.
The goal of the polls is to tap into public sentiment on critical matters ranging from which leader ran the best campaign to whether Donald Trump's tariff and annexation threats swayed their vote.
Yahoo News Canada published a fresh poll for readers to reflect on the results from the election night. The poll aims to gauge public sentiment on the Liberals being re-elected for a fourth time and Mark Carney returning as Canada's prime minister.
The Canadian electoral system uses a "first-past-the-post" voting model. It means the candidate with the most votes in each of the 343 constituencies (ridings) wins a seat in the House of Commons. Candidates can chose to represent a political party, or they can run independently.
The party that wins the most seats forms Canada's next government, with the leader of the party taking on the job of prime minister. The runner-up becomes the official Opposition.
To form a majority, a party must win more than half of the seats. If not, it results in a minority government, requiring support from other parties to pass laws.
For instance, the Liberals neared the majority-mark of 172 as counting of votes continued on election night. If they are unsuccessful in passing that number, they will form a minority government.
To reflect where Canadians stand on their electoral process, Yahoo News Canada published a live poll.
The model has been criticized for distorting voters' choices, allowing a party to win the majority of seats in the House of Commons with less than 40 per cent of the vote and delivering wildly different seat counts to parties that win similar shares of the vote.
In 2015, the then-PM Justin Trudeau had vowed to abolish the first-past-the-post voting system. However, Trudeau failed to do so. In his resignation as prime minister after 9 years, he shared his "one regret" was not being able to implement ranked choice voting in Canada.
One of the most popular Yahoo News Canada polls so far which revolves around Donald Trump and the United States launching a trade war with Canada.
The poll has three options gauging whether Canadians changed their voting intention after the U.S. trade war began. The vast majority of readers say the tariff saga had no impact on their decision, while some admit to having changed their mind. Only few respondents opted for the third option: "I am yet to make up my mind."
Canada witnessed record advance voting numbers to set the stage for April 28 election day with 7.3 million Canadians, reportedly, casting their ballots over the four days of advance polling during the Easter long weekend.
Early voting turnout remained strong across every province and territory except Yukon. Atlantic Canada and B.C. saw the biggest spikes.
A poll discussing which issues mattered most to Canadians, followed by which party's values align the best with Canadians have revealed familiar patterns so far. Canadian readers largely supported the Conservatives, while also marking cost of living and Trump's threats as their top two priorities with respect to life in Canada.
Note: Yahoo News Canada polls on federal election 2025 do not follow scientific polling method and are only meant to gauge public opinion. Users are allowed to vote more than once should they change their mind.
The party ideology poll falls in the vein of who Canadians want to be PM and which leader they felt won the debate. The Conservative Party of Canada dominated each, suggesting a slightly different narrative than polls across the country which show the Liberals with a lead.
As part of their Canada-wide campaign in the lead up to April 28, leaders remained razor-sharped in addressing trade tensions with Trump, tax cuts and domestic industrial growth. Health care, social justice and climate action were also part of the leaders' pitches throughout the election cycle.
Yahoo News Canada users took a look back at the election cycle to pick a leader who, in their opinion, turned out on top in running an efficient campaign.
Poll respondents could take into account how engaged they felt by a leader and if they did a fair job in addressing their top concerns.
After a tumultuous 28-day campaign, this poll examined the motivations driving Canadian voters to polling stations across the country.
The poll presents readers with six options that cover: a voter's willingness to exercise their democratic right; Canada's sovereignty; a strong feeling to see a change in leadership; Trump's trade war; a different issue; other.
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