The Conservatives were leading or elected in 121 seats, the same number they won in 2019. The Liberal Party was leading or elected in 156 seats - one less than they won in 2019, and 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the House of Commons. In the end, the gamble did not pay off, and the results nearly mirrored those of two years ago. Still, Trudeau struggled to justify why he called the election early given the virus, and the opposition was relentless in accusing him of holding the vote two years before the deadline for his own personal ambition. Trudeau entered Monday's election leading a stable minority government that wasn't under threat of being toppled - but he was hoping Canadians would reward him with a majority for navigating the pandemic better than many other leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandemic but that many Canadians saw as unnecessary.