Despite Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre losing his seat in Parliament, it appears he’ll remain as the head of the party for now, but Canadians have mixed thoughts about his leadership.
Preliminary election results showed that Poilievre lost his Carleton seat to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, who managed to get 50.6 per cent of the votes in the riding.
Fanjoy received 42,374 votes, while Poilievre received 38,581, losing the seat that he’d held for nearly 20 years.
Online, Fanjoy thanked voters for their support and pinned a post on X from January, 2024 responding to a user who said he couldn’t defeat Poilievre, which has since gone viral with 1.1 million views.
Watch me. https://t.co/fEvk96tmFu
— Bruce Fanjoy 🍁 (@brucefanjoy) January 27, 2024
“Thank you, Carleton. As we’ve said from the beginning, together we can. I’m grateful and humbled by everyone who contributed to our campaign, he said in a different post.
“To all the people of Carleton, as your new Member of Parliament, I’ll work to bring us together. We are all Canadian. We have to look out for ourselves, and we have to take care of each other. Let’s get to work.”
In addition to losing his seat, the Conservatives were defeated against the Liberals as the party is set to form a minority government with Mark Carney remaining prime minister.
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Addressing voters on election night, Poilievre didn’t mention resigning from the Conservative leadership, and made remarks about this still being a win for the Conservatives, who got 144 seats in Parliament so far.
“To my fellow Conservatives, we have much to celebrate. Tonight we’ve gained well over 20 seats. We got the highest share of the vote our party has received since 1988,” he said.
LIVE: Pierre Poilievre Speaks on Election Night https://t.co/REt1ZEkgP9
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) April 29, 2025
The NDP also took a hit in this federal election, as Leader Jagmeet Singh also lost his B.S. riding seat and decided to step down as party leader.
“We may lose sometimes, and those losses hurt, but we’re only defeated if we stop fighting… I’ve met New Democrats from coast to coast to coast who will never back down,” he said during an emotional speech to voters on Monday.
It's been the honour of my life to lead the NDP, and to represent the people of Burnaby Central.
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) April 29, 2025
Congratulations to Prime Minister Carney, and to all the other leaders on a hard-fought campaign.
I know this night is disappointing for New Democrats. 🧵
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MIXED REACTION AMONG VOTERS
Online, many Canadians are disappointed with Pierre Poilievre’s loss, both as prime minister and as Carleton’s MP, with some even saying he should resign as party leader.
“Pierre Poilievre lost and it’s all on him. Trump handed him the golden ticket but he chose to spit on it rather than sit down at the bargaining table like every other country,” one user commented.
“3 months ago, Pierre Poilievre was the presumptive next prime minister of Canada. Today, he doesn’t even have a seat in parliament. That’s how toxic the Trump brand is,” another user also chimed in.
“Now Pierre is the biggest loser because all the previous leaders at least won the popular vote and their OWN seat. Poilievre did not win 1 thing last night. He is a loser, not a leader,” a user said.
“He must take responsibility, hold himself accountable, and resign, making way for new leadership that Conservatives might reasonably hope could get them over the finish line,” another user added.
Meanwhile, some users still stand in support for the Conservative leader, saying that he still has room to make a difference in Canadian politics.
“I support Pierre Poilievre as leader of @CPC_HQ. And I will vote for him again and again,” a user said.
“Carbon tax? Gone. Woke? Dead. NDP? Destroyed. Tax cuts and half the conservative platform was cribbed by Carney. I reckon Pierre Poilievre is still the dominant force of Canadian politics,” another user wrote.
“No one man has ever cared about Canadians as Pierre Poilievre ( other than you Stephen Harper). I hope Pierre Brings it Home If the Liberals Have a minority within the next year,” a different user added.
Other Canadians seemed content with the Liberal win, with some comparing Poilievre to Trump.
“Pierre Poilievre lost his seat. He has lost Canadians’ confidence,” one user wrote.
“We are so lucky in this country to elect Mr. Carney as our PM. To have elected Pierre Poilievre would have taken us down to an American type politics,” another user pointed out.
