As the dust settles on Canada's 43rd election, political watchers are sorting out what it all means.
Lydia Miljan is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor.
She tells AM800 listeners on Open Line Talk having one elected Liberal, Irek Kusmierczyk in Windsor-Tecumseh, is an asset.
"It's helpful that we have a seat at the table, even though it's a minority parliament. It does allow for us to have somebody in the governing caucus to advocate for this area" explains Miljan. "We'll have to see how effective Kusmierczyk is moving forward."
She says the loss of two women in local seats can't be directly connected to the fact they're women.
"The Conservatives had a much stronger ground game in the riding in Essex and so that's why she fell" says Miljan. "Cheryl Hardcastle is a bit tougher, in some respects it was a bit of a self inflicted. She had that devastating leaked audio and I think that might have swayed a few voters that helped the Liberals overtake that riding."
Miljan says Andrew Scheer's job is not secure even after making gains.
"Given that the Conservatives didn't win a mandate, that does trigger an automatic leadership review" explains Miljan. "If 50% of that party says Andrew Scheer you're out. That might force the Conservatives to tone down their rhetoric until they get a new leader."
Miljan says it will take some time to see what impact millennials had on the vote's outcome.
She adds the main Liberal damage came in Quebec where the BQ picked up a significant number of seats.