Electoral history of Justin Trudeau points. All members of the party had the right to vote in the election through their riding associations. The points for each riding association were allocated in proportion to the local vote. Electoral history of Justin Trudeau This article is the Electoral history of Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada. A liberal, Trudeau has led the Liberal Party of Canada in one general election, in 2015, which he won by defeating then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada. He has been prime minister since November 4, 2015. Trudeau has stood for election to the House
Justin Trudeau not enter the race and Ignatieff was later acclaimed as leader in December 2008. After the party's poor showing in the 2011 election, Ignatieff resigned from the leadership and Trudeau was again seen as a potential candidate to lead the party. Following the election, Trudeau said he was undecided about seeking the leadership; months later on October 12 at Wilfrid Laurier University, he announced he would not seek the post because he had a young family. When interim leader Rae, who was also seen as a frontrunner, announced he would not be entering the race in June 2012, Trudeau was