To succeed Trudeau, Liberal leadership race winner must secure 17,151 points across 343 ridings

Since the leadership race will be short, candidates won't have time to sign up a large number of new members, so the existing membership will play a crucial role in choosing the winner, says pollster Darrell Bricker.

Former deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney have emerged as the front-runners in the March 9 Liberal leadership race.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 20, 2025

The Liberals will elect Justin Trudeau's successor across 343 reconstituted federal ridings, with each riding equally weighted at 100 points, requiring the winner to secure at least 17,151 points—50 per cent plus one—to win, according to the party's constitution.

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