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Leyland Cecco in Ottawa

Canada election: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre loses seat he held since 2004

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Pierre Poilievre at his election night headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday. Photograph: Amber Bracken/Reuters

Canada’s Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has lost his own seat in the country’s general election, in a stunning blow for the 45-year-old career politician who until recently had been widely expected to become the country’s next prime minister.

Although Conservatives increased both their seat count and vote share, Mark Carney’s Liberal party secured control of parliament, and Poilievre’s defeat in the Carleton electoral district is certain to fuel mounting questions over his future as party leader.

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