Poilievre suffers unexpected historic defeat in his long-held Ottawa riding
April 29, 2025, 9:07 am
In a stunning political upset, longtime Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre lost his Ottawa-area riding, shattering a two-decade hold. Polls and opinion pieces highlighted this seismic shift in voter sentiment, prompting calls for the party to move on from its embattled leader.
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CARLETON, ON – Despite losing his own riding by several thousand votes, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has vowed to stay on as party leader due to having absolutely no employment track record outside of politics. “To all our supporters across Canada, after tonight’s historic result I think we…
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OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost his riding of Carleton to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, a seat he's held since being elected in 2004.
After years hosting the federal government, Ottawa should get a bit more love from a prime minister who represents a local riding and has local responsibilities.
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre loses Ottawa-area seat CP24
Liberal challenger Bruce Fanjoy projected to take seat from Conservative Leader who had won seven previous elections
After losing the election and his own riding, he is not the one who can achieve 'an even better result the next time'
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