Canada's 45th general election has significantly shaken up the composition of the House of Commons.

The historic vote saw the emergence of a two-horse race between the Liberals and Conservatives, the collapse of NDP support and some rather significant incumbent losses.

Here are five takeaways from Monday's election.

Final results still not clear

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will form government but whether it will be in a minority or majority Parliament still remains unclear.

At the time of writing, t…