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Pierre Poilievre is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada since September 10, 2022 and leader of the Official Opposition since August 18, 2025.

Poilievre in an interview

First elected as a member of Parliament in the 2004 Canadian federal election, Poilievre represented the riding of Carleton until his 2025 election loss. He now represents the riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, following his 2025 by-election victory.

Overview

More information Year, Party ...
Electoral history of Pierre Poilievre — Federal general elections
Year Party Votes Seats Position
Total % ±% Total ±
2025 Conservative 8,113,550 41.28 +7.6 +24 Official Opposition
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Electoral history of Pierre Poilievre — Federal constituency elections
Year Type Riding Party Votes for Poilievre Result Swing
Total % P. ±%
2004 General election Nepean—Carleton Conservative 30,42045.661st-7.69[a] Elected Gain
2006 39,26054.691st+9.03 Elected Hold
2008 39,91555.841st+1.15 Elected Hold
2011 43,47754.451st-1.39 Elected Hold
2015 Carleton 27,76246.861st-14.81 Elected Hold[b]
2019 32,14746.351st-0.51 Elected Hold
2021 35,35649.891st+3.55 Elected Hold
2025 39,33345.702nd-6.16 Lost Gain[c]
2025 By-election Battle River—Crowfoot 41,30880.861st-1.98 Elected Hold
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  1. [a]
    Calculated from the combined percentages of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative candidates in the 2000 federal election.
  2. [b]
    Notional hold from 2011 redistributed results.
  3. [c]
    Notional gain from 2021 redistributed results.
More information Year, Party ...
Electoral history of Pierre Poilievre — party leadership elections
Year Party Votes % Pts P. Result
2022 Conservative Party of Canada 295,285 70.70% 22,993.42 1st Won
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Federal general elections

Poilievre led the Conservative Party in one general election. He lost the 2025 election to the Liberal Party led by Mark Carney.

Federal general election, 2025

For more detailed tables of election results, see 2025 Canadian federal election.
For information about the 45th Parliament, 2025 to present, see 45th Canadian Parliament.
For information about Poilievre and political events during the 45th Parliament, see Pierre Poilievre § 2025 federal election.

In his first general election as a party leader, Poilievre lost.

More information Party, Leaders ...
Canadian Federal Election, 2025 - Parties, Leaders, Seats Won and Popular Vote
Party LeadersSeats WonPopular Vote
Liberal Mark Carney1 169 43.8%
Conservative Pierre Poilievre2 144 41.3%
Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet 22 6.3%
New Democratic Jagmeet Singh 7 6.3%
Green Elizabeth May & Jonathan Pedneault 1 1.3%
Total 343 98.9%3
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1 Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election
2 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; not a Member of Parliament after the election.

Federal constituency elections

Federal election, 2004: Nepean—Carleton

More information 2004 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton, Party ...
2004 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativePierre Poilievre30,42045.7
LiberalDavid Pratt26,68440.1
New DemocraticPhil Brown6,0729.1
GreenChris Walker2,8864.3
MarijuanaBrad Powers5610.8
Total valid votes 66,848
Turnout 75.1%
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Federal election, 2006: Nepean—Carleton

More information 2006 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton, Party ...
2006 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativePierre Poilievre39,51255.0
LiberalMichael Gaffney20,11128.0
New DemocraticLaurel Gibbons8,27411.5
GreenLori Gadzala3,9765.5
Total valid votes 72,089
Turnout 75.8%
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Federal election, 2008: Nepean—Carleton

More information 2008 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton, Party ...
2008 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativePierre Poilievre39,92155.8
LiberalEd Mahfouz16,74323.4
GreenLori Gadzala7,88011.0
New DemocraticPhil Brown6,9469.7
Total valid votes 71,490
Turnout 69.4%
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Federal election, 2011: Nepean—Carleton

More information 2011 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton, Party ...
2011 Canadian federal election: Nepean–Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativePierre Poilievre43,42854.42
LiberalRyan Keon20,14625.25
New DemocraticRic Dagenais12,95516.24
GreenJean-Luc Cooke3,2664.09
Total valid votes 79,795
Turnout –%
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Federal election, 2015: Carleton

More information Party, Candidate ...
2015 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePierre Poilievre27,76246.86−14.81$166,805.35
LiberalChris Rodgers25,91343.74+22.88$101,336.54
New DemocraticKC Larocque3,6326.13−7.22$17,692.44
GreenDeborah Coyne1,9323.26−0.86$15,632.31
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,239100.00 $206,141.87
Total rejected ballots 1960.33–
Turnout 59,43580.95–
Eligible voters 73,418
Conservative notional hold Swing −18.84
Source(s)
Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Carleton, 30 September 2015
Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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Federal election, 2019: Carleton

More information Party, Candidate ...
2019 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePierre Poilievre32,14746.35−0.51$95,365.47
LiberalChris Rodgers26,51838.23−5.51$106,000.32
New DemocraticKevin Hua6,4799.34+3.21$2,169.60
GreenGordon Kubanek3,4234.94+1.68$5,330.23
People'sAlain Musende7921.14–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,359100
Total rejected ballots 4080.60+0.27
Turnout 67,76777.18−3.77
Eligible voters 87,807
Conservative hold Swing +2.50
Source: Elections Canada[1][2]
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Federal election, 2021: Carleton

More information Party, Candidate ...
2021 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePierre Poilievre35,35649.9+3.55$108,590.73
LiberalGustave Roy24,29834.3−3.93$91,061.91
New DemocraticKevin Hua8,16411.5+2.16$3,138.40
People'sPeter Crawley1,7282.4+1.26$1,053.55
GreenNira Dookeran1,3271.9−3.04$2,403.07
Total valid votes/expense limit 70,87399.37—$122,996.20
Total rejected ballots 4470.63+0.03
Turnout 71,32074.57−2.61
Eligible voters 95,639
Conservative hold Swing +3.74
Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5]
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Federal election, 2025: Carleton

Main article: Carleton in the 2025 Canadian federal election
More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBruce Fanjoy43,84650.95+19.09
ConservativePierre Poilievre39,33345.70−6.15
New DemocraticBeth Prokaska1,2211.42−9.95
GreenMark Watson5610.65−1.49
UnitedKaren Bourdeau1120.13N/A
Canadian FutureShawn MacEachern630.07N/A
IndependentLorant Polya570.07
IndependentScott Falkingham450.05
IndependentSana Ahmad410.05
IndependentPierre Gauthier380.04
MarijuanaDanny Légaré370.04N/A
IndependentGuillaume Paradis370.04
IndependentDan Kyung350.04
RhinocerosSébastien CoRhino310.04N/A
IndependentSarah Burke270.03
IndependentMark Moutter230.03
IndependentDavid Zhu210.02
IndependentCharlie Currie200.02
IndependentJohn Dale200.02
IndependentEuan Fraser Tait180.02
IndependentJohn Boylan170.02
IndependentMélodie Anderson160.02
IndependentAlex Banks160.02
IndependentMichael Bednarski150.02
IndependentDavid Nguyen150.02
IndependentSophie Bearden140.02
IndependentSeyed Hosseini Lavasani130.02
No affiliationJeani Boudreault120.01
IndependentAlexandra Engering120.01
IndependentLajos Polya120.01
No affiliationDarcy Vanderwater120.01
IndependentJenny Cartwright110.01
IndependentJeffrey Goodman110.01
IndependentDonald McKay110.01
IndependentDaniel Stuckless110.01
IndependentMaria Gabriel100.01
No affiliationLaina Kohler100.01
IndependentCharles Lemieux100.01
IndependentMarthalee Aykroyd90.01
IndependentRyan Huard90.01
IndependentSarah Thompson90.01
IndependentAlain Bourgault80.01
IndependentDaniel Gagnon80.01
IndependentRobert Harris80.01
IndependentAndrea Hollinger80.01
IndependentConnie Lukawski80.01
IndependentJohn Francis O'Flynn80.01
IndependentPeter Gorman70.01
IndependentJulian Selody70.01
IndependentMichal Wieczorek70.01
IndependentLine Bélanger60.01
IndependentBlake Hamilton60.01
IndependentLoren Hicks60.01
No affiliationAlexander Lein60.01
IndependentAgnieszka Marszalek60.01
IndependentHakim Sheriff60.01
IndependentTetia Bayoro50.01
IndependentDavid Cherniak50.01
IndependentKevin Krisa50.01
IndependentAlain Lamontagne50.01
IndependentWinston Neutel50.01
IndependentLény Painchaud50.01
IndependentElliot Wand50.01
IndependentDante Camarena Jimenez40.00
IndependentJaël Champagne Gareau40.00
IndependentGerrit Dogger40.00
IndependentGregory Gillis40.00
No affiliationChristopher Navarro-Canseco40.00
IndependentLanna Palsson40.00
IndependentSpencer Rocchi40.00
IndependentPatrick Strzalkowski40.00
No affiliationManon Marie Lili Desbiens30.00
IndependentArtem Gudkov30.00
No affiliationKerri Hildebrandt30.00
IndependentTrevor Holsworth30.00
No affiliationKrzysztof Krzywinski30.00
IndependentSamuel Lafontaine30.00
IndependentRoger Sherwood30.00
IndependentYogo Shimada30.00
IndependentMichael Skirzynski30.00
IndependentJulie St-Amand30.00
IndependentDaniel Graham20.00
IndependentZornitsa Halacheva20.00
IndependentAnthony Hamel20.00
IndependentDemetrios Karavas20.00
IndependentSheri Oberman20.00
IndependentWallace Richard Rowat20.00
IndependentPascal St-Amand20.00
IndependentBenjamin Teichman20.00
IndependentJoseph Maw10.00
No affiliationYsack Dupont00.00
Total valid votes 86,06099.31
Total rejected ballots 5950.69+0.14
Turnout 86,65581.36+5.54
Eligible voters 106,504
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +12.62
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
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Federal by-election, 2025: Battle River—Crowfoot

Main article: 2025 Battle River—Crowfoot federal by-election
More information Party, Candidate ...
Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025: Battle River—Crowfoot
Resignation of Damien Kurek
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativePierre Poilievre41,30880.86-1.98
IndependentBonnie Critchley5,0189.82–
LiberalDarcy Spady2,0954.10-7.57
New DemocraticKatherine Swampy1,0612.08-1.10
UnitedGrant Abraham7571.48–
People'sJonathan Bridges1380.27-1.31
GreenAshley MacDonald1160.23-0.50
LibertarianMichael Harris1030.20–
Christian HeritageJeff Willerton920.18–
IndependentSarah Spanier490.10–
MarijuanaKenneth Kirk400.08–
CentristAhmed Hassan150.03–
IndependentBert William Westergard110.02–
IndependentBreccan Zimmer110.02–
IndependentDillon Anderson100.02–
IndependentNicole Betts70.01–
IndependentNickolas Meuters-Murphy70.01–
IndependentDiane Prentice70.01–
IndependentGlen Armstrong60.01–
IndependentCaitlyn Baker60.01–
IndependentLisa Parsons60.01–
IndependentJason Buzzell50.01–
IndependentJenny Cartwright50.01–
IndependentDeborah Chalmers50.01–
IndependentWilliam Grant50.01–
IndependentPaul Jones50.01–
IndependentBrennen Perry50.01–
IndependentAnthony Perullo50.01–
IndependentMyles René Laurent St. Pierre50.01–
IndependentFraser Anderson40.01–
IndependentRebecca Boyce40.01–
IndependentPierre Gauthier40.01–
IndependentPreston Hoff40.01–
IndependentMark Ruthenberg40.01–
IndependentCeilidh Stewart40.01–
IndependentDanica Boe30.01–
IndependentAaron Bowles30.01–
IndependentSarah Burke30.01–
IndependentDavid Cherniak30.01–
IndependentJohn Dale30.01–
IndependentEmily Goose30.01–
IndependentCorey Hales30.01–
IndependentGrace Pender30.01–
IndependentNoah Reid30.01–
IndependentDavid Sader30.01–
IndependentMolly Sun30.01–
IndependentNicola Zoghbi30.01–
IndependentAlex Banks20.00–
IndependentStacy Lynn Billingsley20.00–
IndependentMarten Borch20.00–
IndependentJakeb Brown20.00–
IndependentAnnelies Cooper20.00–
IndependentHannah DeWolfe20.00–
IndependentElizabeth Dupuis20.00–
IndependentKenneth Durham20.00–
IndependentMichael Dyck20.00–
IndependentKatherine Dyson20.00–
IndependentMichael Louis Fitzgerald20.00–
IndependentDaniel Gagnon20.00–
IndependentKerri Hildebrandt20.00–
IndependentElsie Kipp20.00–
IndependentChris Kowalchuk20.00–
IndependentJohnson Hon Wa Lee20.00–
IndependentMaria Light20.00–
IndependentDerek Adam MacKay20.00–
IndependentJeffrey McLean20.00–
IndependentRiley Moss20.00–
IndependentKimberley Nugent20.00–
IndependentAlexander Panchuk20.00–
IndependentYagya Parihar20.00–
IndependentSamuel Pignedoli20.00–
IndependentLorant Polya20.00–
IndependentJayson Roy20.00–
IndependentAdam Smith20.00–
IndependentPatrick Strzalkowski20.00–
IndependentCallan Wassenaar20.00–
IndependentJeremy Wedel20.00–
IndependentHazel Westwood20.00–
IndependentNicholas Ashmore10.00–
IndependentMichael Bednarski10.00–
IndependentLilia Boisvert10.00–
IndependentAlain Bourgault10.00–
IndependentEva Bowering10.00–
IndependentJoshua Brauner10.00–
IndependentAlexandre Brochu10.00–
IndependentChun Chen10.00–
IndependentShawn Clendining10.00–
IndependentLindsay Elaine Shyla Colosimo10.00–
IndependentDylan Colquhoun10.00–
IndependentJayson Cowan10.00–
IndependentMichael Davis10.00–
IndependentGeneviève Dorval10.00–
IndependentJordan Drew10.00–
IndependentMurray Dunham10.00–
IndependentEric Duong10.00–
IndependentMark Eccleston10.00–
IndependentJeremy Edwards10.00–
IndependentAllison Fanjoy10.00–
IndependentGabriel Finn10.00–
IndependentHubert Fischer10.00–
IndependentMatthew Gillies10.00–
IndependentPeter Gorman10.00–
IndependentJacqueline Grabowski10.00–
IndependentAndrew Guenther10.00–
IndependentBlake Hamilton10.00–
IndependentJason Hodgson10.00–
IndependentDakota Hourie10.00–
IndependentUneeb Islam10.00–
IndependentMichael Jones10.00–
IndependentRichard Kenkel10.00–
IndependentMadison Kennedy10.00–
IndependentAbraham Lau10.00–
IndependentCharles Lemieux10.00–
IndependentRobert Marsden10.00–
IndependentAgnieszka Marszalek10.00–
IndependentGeoffrey Meens10.00–
IndependentSophia Nguyen10.00–
IndependentPascal Noël10.00–
IndependentSteve Oates10.00–
IndependentLény Painchaud10.00–
IndependentLanna Palsson10.00–
IndependentCéline Paquin10.00–
IndependentMeagan Roberge10.00–
IndependentMelanie Roberge10.00–
IndependentMark Russell10.00–
IndependentKayll Schaefer10.00–
IndependentHakim Sheriff10.00–
IndependentEric Shorten10.00–
IndependentBradley Stewart10.00–
IndependentMário Stocco10.00–
IndependentFaith Tabladillo10.00–
IndependentAlex Vallée10.00–
IndependentDennis Vanmeer10.00–
IndependentBryan Wang10.00–
IndependentJoshua Wong10.00–
IndependentYao ZhangLi10.00–
IndependentDavid Zhu10.00–
IndependentBarry Zukewich10.00–
IndependentMarthalee Aykroyd00.00–
IndependentLine Bélanger00.00–
IndependentMichel Bélanger00.00–
IndependentJeani Boudreault00.00–
IndependentJeffery Brazeau00.00–
IndependentBo Cai00.00–
IndependentCameron Campos00.00–
IndependentNicolas Champagne00.00–
IndependentJaël Champagne Gareau00.00–
IndependentClaude Cordon Pichilla00.00–
IndependentTristan Dell00.00–
IndependentGerrit Dogger00.00–
IndependentAbel Erazo-Ibarra00.00–
IndependentTracy Farber00.00–
IndependentBrian Farrenkopf00.00–
IndependentThomas Fitzgerald00.00–
IndependentConnor Fullerton00.00–
IndependentJordan Gerrard00.00–
IndependentEric Gilmour00.00–
IndependentLaurie Goble00.00–
IndependentDavid Patrick Greene00.00–
IndependentNicolette Gross00.00–
IndependentKathleen Gudmundsson00.00–
IndependentRichard Haley00.00–
IndependentKazimir Haykowsky00.00–
IndependentIriella Hicks00.00–
IndependentLoren Hicks00.00–
IndependentSeyed Hosseini Lavasani00.00–
IndependentGlendyn Howse00.00–
IndependentRyan Huard00.00–
IndependentJack Jean-Louis00.00–
IndependentDerek Jouppi00.00–
IndependentErich Jurgens00.00–
IndependentElza Kephart00.00–
IndependentDannielle Konkle00.00–
IndependentSolomon Krygier-Paine00.00–
IndependentAndrew Kulas00.00–
IndependentSamuel Lafontaine00.00–
IndependentAlain Lamontagne00.00–
IndependentEric Laverdure00.00–
IndependentJocelyn LeBlanc-Courchaine00.00–
IndependentAlexander Lein00.00–
IndependentRenée Lemieux00.00–
IndependentJeffrey Leroux00.00–
IndependentLitma Kai Ching Leung00.00–
IndependentCedric Ludlow00.00–
IndependentJennifer Margaret Mackenzie-Miller00.00–
IndependentNicolas Maltais00.00–
IndependentKevin Manzano00.00–
IndependentEric March00.00–
IndependentDevin McManus00.00–
IndependentRobert Melting Tallow00.00–
IndependentJoanne L Metters00.00–
IndependentNicholas Mew00.00–
IndependentMark Moutter00.00–
IndependentRob Mumford00.00–
IndependentMolly Munn00.00–
IndependentSam Nabi00.00–
IndependentJohn Francis O'Flynn00.00–
IndependentClifford Pine00.00–
IndependentBrian Ramchandar00.00–
IndependentSpencer Rocchi00.00–
IndependentWallace Richard Rowat00.00–
IndependentBarry Rueger00.00–
IndependentChris Scrimes00.00–
IndependentCharles Douglas Sleep00.00–
IndependentJulie St-Amand00.00–
IndependentPascal St-Amand00.00–
IndependentAndi Sweet00.00–
IndependentCorinne Unrau00.00–
IndependentTyson Warner00.00–
IndependentSimon John Edwin Wedel00.00–
IndependentMichaiah Williams00.00–
IndependentBrian Wishart00.00–
IndependentMichael Wisniewski00.00–
IndependentBelinda Christine Young00.00–
Total valid votes 51,08599.59–
Total rejected ballots 2110.41-0.19
Turnout 51,29659.83-16.66
Eligible voters 85,736–
Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Elections Canada[8]
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Party leadership elections

Conservative Party leadership election, 2022

Main article: 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election

Pierre Poilievre won the 2022 Conservative Party leadership election on the first ballot.

More information Candidate, Votes cast ...
Conservative Leadership Election, September 10, 2022
First and only ballot
Candidate Votes cast Points won
Pierre Poilievre 295,285 70.70% 22,993.42 68.15%
Jean Charest 48,650 11.65% 5,421.62 16.07%
Leslyn Lewis 46,374 11.10% 3,269.54 9.69%
Roman Baber 22,381 5.36% 1,696.76 5.03%
Total 412,690 98.81% 33,737.99 98.94%
Sources: Conservative Party of Canada[9]
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