Mark Carney dominated the race to replace Justin Trudeau. Now what? [Video]

In something of a political blowout, Mark Carney was elected on Sunday as leader of the Liberal Party and as the next prime minister.

He won with 85.9 per cent of the votes, a larger margin than many expected — even though he was the clear front-runner throughout the race.

His win was bigger than what outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had after his own leadership race in 2013 — even though he had less than half the amount of time to campaign. 

It means Carney has a strong mandate heading into political office — even though it’s the first he’s ever held.

Here’s what comes next for Carney, the Liberals and Canadian politics in general.

Is Carney the prime minister now?

No. He has to be sworn in first by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon.

Until then, Carney is the prime minister-designate. A date hasn’t been set for him to take office.

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