NDP candidate Niki Ashton has been re-elected as MP for Churchill Keewatinook-Aski.

It was a tight race though: Ashton has 46.3% of the votes while Liberal candidate Rebecca Chartrand has 41.3%. As of 9:00am there are still 7 more polls in the riding that need to report their results.

On the national stage the Liberal party has won a majority government after last night’s election, winning 184 seats and making Justin Trudeau Canada’s next Prime Minister.

The conservatives finished second with 99 seats, prompting the conservatives to announce that Stephen Harper will be stepping down as leader.

68.5% of Canadians voted in this year’s election.

In Churchill Keewaintook-Aski, the voter turnout was 63.8%, significantly higher than the 45% who voted in the riding in 2011.