This result reminds me of the 2005 GE here (a pretty depressing and uninspired affair too) but if anything more so.
Gutted at Ruth Ellen losing, she could have been the next NDP leader.
That was exaclty what I was thinking. An unpopular incumbent centre left Prime Minister facing an unpopular Conservative opposition, the result ends up very close in terms of the popular vote, with both parties in the low-mid 30s and the prime minister saved by efficient vote distribution. The Conservatives make some gains in seat numbers but their popular vote gains are quite mediocre, with their gains mainly being a result of Liberal/Labour losses to third parties.
