Less than ten minutes after the election polls closed in Alberta, the CTV News Election Desk projected Trudeau will lead the country with a new Liberal government.
The Liberal Party will form a majority government, knocking the Conservatives out of power and into the role of Official Opposition. The win is historic for the Liberals, who are leaping from third place to the seat of power.
"I’ve been in opposition. I’ve been in government and of course it’s a privilege to be in both. But opposition is actually a lot more fun," said Rona Ambrose, following her victory in Sturgeon River- Parkland. Ambrose has represented the Spruce Grove area since 2004.
"Here in Alberta, the results I’m seeing is our Conservative message resonated with Albertan," said Ambrose.
Tight race:
Two Edmonton ridings were extremely close. In the Mill Woods riding, Liberal candidate Amarjeet Sohi won by only 80 votes against Conservative candidate Tim Uppal.
Meantime in the Edmonton Centre riding, the Liberal's Randy Boissonnault won by about 1,200 votes.
Voter turnout:
Turnout in Alberta was significantly higher than it was in the previous federal election. About 68 per cent of eligible voters in Alberta cast a ballot in this election, compared to 52.3 per cent in 2011.
Government reaction:
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson tweeted: "Edmonton Council looks forward to working with Justin Trudeau's new government on transit, infrastructure, housing & reconciliation.”
In a statement, Premier Rachel Notley said: “I would like to congratulate Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau on his electoral victory. I look forward to working collaboratively with him to build a strong Alberta within a strong Canada."
ELECTION RESULTS: Check all ridings here
Unofficial final results from the Edmonton and area ridings:
Battle River - Crowfoot
Kevin Sorenson (CON): 47,650, Andy Kowalski (LIB): 5,485, Katherine Swampy (NDP): 3,844, Gary Kelly (GRN): 1,868
Edmonton Centre
Randy Boissonnault (LIB): 19,923, James Cumming (CON): 18,722, Gil McGowan (NDP): 13,105, David Parker (GRN): 1,398
Edmonton Griesbach
Kerry Diotte (CON): 19,109, Janis Irwin (NDP): 16,298, Brian Gold (LIB): 10,377, Heather Workman (GRN): 1,121
Edmonton Manning
Ziad Aboultaif (CON): 21,957, Sukhdev Aujla (LIB): 13,276, Aaron Paquette (NDP): 11,287, Chris Vallee (GRN): 1,103
Edmonton Mill Woods
Amarjeet Sohi (LIB): 20,399, Tim Uppal (CON): 20,319, Jasvir Deol (NDP): 6,326, Ralph McLean (GRN): 1,101
Edmonton Riverbend
Matt Jeneroux (CON): 28,825, Tariq Chaudary (LIB): 17,428, Brian Fleck (NDP): 9,796, Valerie Kennedy (GRN): 1,275
Edmonton Strathcona
Linda Duncan (NDP): 24,442, Len Thom (CON): 17,395, Eleanor Olszewski (LIB): 11,525, Jacob Binnema (GRN): 1,278
Edmonton West
Kelly McCauley (CON): 26,366, Karen Liebovici (LIB): 18,660, Heather MacKenzie (NDP): 6,955, Pamela Bryan (GRN): 1,037
Edmonton - Wetaskiwin
Mike Lake (CON): 44,941, Jacqueline Biollo (LIB): 14,660, Fritz Bitz (NDP): 6,646, Joy-Ann Hut (GRN): 1,595
Fort McMurray - Cold Lake
David Yurdiga (CON): 28,615, Kyle Harrietha (LIB): 13,399, Melody Lepine (NDP): 3,641, Brian Deheer (GRN): 749
Grande Prairie - MacKenzie
Chris Warkentin (CON): 38,761, Reagan Johnston (LIB): 7,765, Saba Mossagizi (NDP): 4,310, James Friesen (GRN): 1,659
Lakeland
Shannon Stubbs (CON): 39,398, Garry Parenteau (LIB): 7,344, Duane Zaraska (NDP): 4,942, Danielle Montgomery (GRN): 1,254
Peace River - Westlock
Arnold Viersen (CON): 34,338, Duane Zaraska (NDP): 7,130, Chris Brown (LIB): 6,452, Sabrina Levac (GRN): 1,254
Red Deer - Lacombe
Blaine Calkins (CON): 43,599, Jeff Rock (LIB): 9,545, Doug Hart (NDP): 7,055, Les Kuzyk (GRN): 1,773
Red Deer - Mountain View
Earl Dreeshen (CON): 46,244, Chandra Kastern (LIB): 8,356, Paul Harris (NDP): 5,233, Simon Oleny (GRN): 1,620
St. Albert - Edmonton
Michael Cooper (CON): 26,769, Beatrice Ghettuba (LIB): 13,380, Brent Rathgeber (IND): 11,662, Darlene Malayko (NDP): 6,622, Andrea Oldham (GRN): 833
Sherwood Park - Fort Saskatchewan
Garnett Genuis (CON): 42,551, Rod Frank (LIB): 13,578, Joanne Cave (NDP): 6,540, Brandie Harrop (GRN): 1,648
Sturgeon River - Parkland
Rona Ambrose (CON): 42,977, Travis Dueck (LIB): 9,571, Guy Desforges (NDP): 6,092, Brendon Greene (GRN): 1,851
Yellowhead
Jim Eglinski (CON): 37,850, Ryan Maguhn (LIB): 7,467, Ken Kuzminski (NDP): 4,753, Sandra Wolf Lang (GRN): 1,542