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NDP officials say they’re feeling good about get-out-the-vote efforts and report internal polling suggesting late momentum gains in Ontario and B.C., where Singh spent many of the last days of the campaign.

But some in the NDP campaign say they worry that rain in Metro Vancouver may dissuade some people from going to the polls.

Singh and the NDP have spent the election campaign reminding voters of the role they played in introducing the dental-care and pharmacare programs in the previous minority government.

But Singh’s support for Justin Trudeau’s government allowed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to launch a pre-election offensive tying him to the unpopular prime minister.

And in an election which has seen many left-centre voters side with the Liberals, Singh has watched his own party’s support dwindle, with polls suggesting he may lose half of the seats he came into the election with.

Singh’s election-night event is happening in a hotel ballroom in his riding. The room isn’t expected to fill up until around 11 p.m. ET because volunteers and staff will be working right up to when polls close in B.C. at 10 p.m. ET.

Singh, his wife Gurkiran Kaur, their two young children and Singh’s parents are in a hotel suite tonight watching the election results.

A photographer and TV camera operator who were invited to take pictures of the scene described the atmosphere as jovial.

Singh ended the campaign on a sombre note, telling Canadians that electing New Democrats is the only way to ensure the next government is kept honest and accountable to Canadians.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 28, 2025.