2020 Egoyan election

The December 2020 election saw the incumbent Conservative government lose its majority and its coalition partner, the Libertarians, wiped out. The Liberal Party performed much better than expected after the Social Democrats split from the party earlier in the term. Labour had polled at 29% with a 4-point lead 3 weeks before the election but a lackluster campaign saw them lose their lead. The party saw large gains but failed to break out of third place.

The Social Democrats split from the Liberal Party in August after the election of Darcy Moss as leader. The party attracted defections from the Liberals and Labour, ending up with 133 MPs before the campaign for the election began. The party had a disappointing campaign and lost most of its support to a resurgent Liberal Party. The Social Democrats lost 120 of the seats it held before the election but gained 5 from other parties, sending a total of 18 MPs to the next Parliament.

The snap January 2021 election was held after no parties were able to negotiate a coalition.