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.
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 +Electoral history of Pierre Poilievre — Federal general elections Year Party VotesSeatsPosition Total % Total±2025 Conservative 8,113,550 41.28 +7.6 +24
+Electoral history of Pierre Poilievre — Federal constituency elections Year Type Riding Party Votes for Poilievre Result Swing Total % . 2004 General election Nepean—Carleton Conservative 30,420 45.66 1st -7.69 Gain 2006 39,260 54.69 1st +9.03 Hold 2008 39,915 55.84 1st +1.15 Hold 2011 43,477 54.45 1st -1.39 Hold 2015 Carleton 27,762 46.86 1st -14.81 Hold 2019 32,147 46.35 1st -0.51 Hold 2021 35,356 49.89 1st +3.55 Hold 2025 39,333 45.70 2nd -6.16 Gain 2025 By-election Battle River—Crowfoot 41,308 80.86 1st -1.98 Hold
+Electoral history of Pierre Poilievre — party leadership elections Year Party Votes % . Result 2022 Conservative Party of Canada 295,285 70.70% 22,993.42 1st
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
In his first general election as a party leader, Poilievre lost.
+ Canadian Federal Election, 2025 - Parties, Leaders, Seats Won and Popular VotePartyLeadersSeats WonPopular VoteMark Carney1 169 43.8% Pierre Poilievre2 144 41.3%Yves-François Blanchet 22 6.3%Jagmeet Singh 7 6.3%Elizabeth May & Jonathan Pedneault 1 1.3%Total 343 98.9%3 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
Federal election, 2006: Nepean—Carleton
Federal election, 2008: Nepean—Carleton
Federal election, 2011: Nepean—Carleton
Federal election, 2015: Carleton
Federal election, 2019: Carleton
Federal election, 2021: Carleton
Federal election, 2025: Carleton
Federal by-election, 2025: Battle River—Crowfoot
Party leadership elections Conservative Party leadership election, 2022
Pierre Poilievre won the 2022 Conservative Party leadership election on the first ballot.
+ Conservative Leadership Election, September 10, 2022 First and only ballot Candidate Votes cast Points wonPierre Poilievre295,28570.70%22,993.4268.15%Jean Charest48,65011.65%5,421.6216.07%Leslyn Lewis46,37411.10%3,269.549.69%Roman Baber22,3815.36%1,696.765.03%Total412,69098.81%33,737.9998.94% Sources: Conservative Party of Canada
Notes
See also Electoral history of Mark Carney – Poilievre's principal opponent in the 2025 general election.
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