The political landscape in the London area looked much the same following Monday's election as it did heading into the election, but the number of people who cast their ballot had changed.

Voting rates across the region declined while opinions about the results and what a Liberal minority could look like went up.

"[Andrew Scheer] seems to have no interest in working with the Liberal government," said Londoner Paul Condon. "There seems to be a bitterness in tone there that implies we're headed for another election in two years."

If that's the case, the numbers at the polls indicate work needs to be done to get more people involved in the democratic process.

London North Centre, where Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos was re-elected, experienced the biggest drop in voter turnout with 59,777 people visiting the polls, or just over 66 per cent of eligible voters, down over eight per cent compared to the 2015 election.

In London-Fanshawe, the only riding in with new representation, turnout was just over 59 per cent, a six per cent drop over 2015 with 54,933 votes cast. The NDP's Lindsay Mathyssen won the only seat in the region for the party with 40.9 per cent of the overall vote.

In London West, where Liberal MP Kate Young was re-elected, 70,234 people, or 70 per cent of eligible voters, cast their ballots, more than anywhere else in the city or region. Still, that was a five per cent drop over the last federal election.

The riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London, which re-elected Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, saw a 4.5 per cent drop in voter turnout with 61,288 people casting a ballot.

What are Londoners saying about the results?

Paul Condon is worried about polarization across the country, after seeing the west coast vote blue while the Liberal party maintained enough support in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to win a minority government. (Liny Lamberink/CBC London)

The Liberal party received enough support in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to secure a minority government, while Alberta, Saskatchewan, and part of British Columbia voted blue. That leads Paul Condon to worry about polarization.

Roman Lalich, who voted in London North Center, said he’s “pleasantly surprised,” by the federal election results. (Liny Lamberink/CBC London)

Condon, who identified himself as an accountant and fiscal Conservative, is also concerned about how little the country's debt was discussed during the campaigns.

"That seemed to be a non-issue, or a very tiny issue, and I think people are missing the boat on that."

Roman Lalich, who voted in London North Center, said he's "pleasantly surprised," by the results.

"I think this gives a good opportunity for the governments to work together and hopefully collaborate on some good policy initiatives," he said. "I think party leaders have already demonstrated that this is something that they would do, in case of a minority government."

Lalich is also happy with the re-election of his riding's MP, Peter Fragiskatos.

"I think he's a great leader, a great representative for our area, and I'm happy to see he got re-elected by a large margin."

Rebecca Skeldoch fears the country is going to “in trouble” for the next four years. (Liny Lamberink/CBC London)

Rebecca Skeldoch, on the other hand, fears the country is going to be "in trouble" for the next four years.

"I feel that [Trudeau] is not doing anything for the little guys, and is not doing anything for people who are retired and living on nothing, and having to go to food banks, compared to all the wealthy people he seems to be helping a lot," she said.

"He keeps saying he's out there listening to people, but he really doesn't take what they have to say to heart."

Monica Fraser, who came to Canada around 40 years ago from Saint Vincent and the Grendines, a country in the Caribbean, said she'd vote for Trudeau for the rest of her life.

"His dad got us into the country. He helped mostly all us black people get here, and that's what's important to me. The rest will take care of itself," she explained.

"Politics is like lawyers. Most people lie anyway, so take the good with the bad. I'm not going to condemn him."