section_path: History/21st century/Mark Carney
section_name: Mark Carney
paragraph_text: Mark Carney
  
  On March 9, 2025, Mark Carney was elected leader of the Liberal Party on the first ballot, winning 85.9% of the vote. In the 2025 Canadian federal election which was held on April 28, 2025, the Liberal Party under Carney's leadership which not only gain seats in the Canadian House of Commons, but would also win the popular vote for the first time since 2015, and over 40% of the popular vote for the first time since 2000. The Liberal Party would win 43.7% of the popular vote, the highest margin since 1980.