Who will the Liberal Party of Canada elect as its new leader?
Started
Jan 06, 2025 05:00PM UTC
Closing Apr 07, 2025 07:01AM UTC
Closing Apr 07, 2025 07:01AM UTC
Challenges
On 6 January 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is also the leader of the Liberal Party, announced that he intends to "resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its new leader," with the Canadian parliament to be prorogued (i.e., suspended) until 24 March 2025 (CNN, BBC). The date the newly elected leader will fill the position is immaterial.
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| Possible Answer | Crowd Forecast | Change in last 24 hours |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Anand | 2.75% | +1.75% |
| Mark Carney | 51.06% | -4.94% |
| George Chahal | 0.69% | -0.31% |
| François-Philippe Champagne | 2.88% | +1.88% |
| Christy Clark | 3.31% | +0.31% |
| Chrystia Freeland | 19.13% | +6.13% |
| Mélanie Joly | 5.63% | +0.63% |
| Dominic LeBlanc | 4.38% | -0.62% |
| Someone else | 3.94% | -1.06% |
| No new leader will be elected before 7 April 2025 | 6.25% | -3.75% |