Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre was defeated in Carleton, ending his long tenure as MP in the Ottawa-area riding.
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy had 50.5 per cent of the vote (a count of 42,374) as of 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday, compared to Poilievre’s 46 per cent and 38,581 votes.
Poilievre has represented the Carleton riding in Ottawa since 2004. Poilievre won the Ottawa-area riding in the 2021 election with 50 per cent of the vote.
Fanjoy’s campaign focused on building more homes and lowering the cost of living.
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“Canadians have opted for a razor-thin minority government. A virtual tie in the vote count,” Poilievre said late on Monday night.
“I would like to congratulate Prime Minister [Mark] Carney on leading this minority government. We will have plenty of time to debate and disagree, but tonight we come together as Canadians.”
Carney wins Nepean riding, Singh has rough showing in Burnaby
Conversely, Carney won his Nepean riding handily, securing 63.6 per cent of the vote. Conservative candidate Barbara Bal received 23,600 votes (33.4 per cent).
In British Columbia, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was defeated in his Burnaby Central riding, finishing third (9,104 votes) behind Conservative candidate James Yan (19,436 votes) and Liberal candidate Wade Chang (21,136 votes), who won with a 42.1 per cent voting share.
Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May won her own B.C. riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, but she may be the only Green returning to Parliament.
Elections Canada says it has decided to pause counting of special ballots until later Tuesday morning.
The Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats when the counting was paused, four short of a majority. Elections Canada estimated that the uncounted votes could affect the result in about a dozen districts.
“We are cognizant of the fact that we didn’t get over the finish line yet,” Poilievre told supporters. “We know that change is needed, but change is hard to come by. It takes time. It takes work. And that’s why we have to learn the lessons of tonight — so that we can have an even better result the next time Canadians decide the future of the country.”
