Liberals hold Ottawa, flip Carleton in federal election

It was a long night, but one that resulted in a Liberal victory — one that was particularly strong in the Ottawa area.

Liberals secured all Ottawa ridings  in last night’s election, including Pierre Poilievre’s, which was flipped by the Liberals for the first time since 2004. 

Carleton has been held by the Conservatives since Poilievre was first elected two decades ago. Last night, voters elected Bruce Fanjoy, a first-time Liberal candidate who has advocated that Carleton needs better representation in the House. 

Preliminary figures show voter turnout in Carleton was 79 per cent and the highest turnout in the country during advance polls.

Liberals secured all Ottawa ridings in last night’s election, including Pierre Poilievre’s, which was flipped by the Liberals for the first time since 2004.

Carleton has been held by the Conservatives since Poilievre was first elected two decades ago. Last night, voters elected Bruce Fanjoy, a first-time Liberal candidate who has advocated that Carleton needs better representation in the House.

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Preliminary figures show voter turnout in Carleton was 79 per cent and the highest turnout in the country during advance polls.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected for the first time to represent Nepean after replacing former Liberal incumbent Chandra Arya early in the campaign. This is the first time he has been elected to a seat in the House of Commons, and early results report that he won nearly 64 per cent of the vote, with Conservative candidate Barbara Bal trailing with 33.4 per cent.

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.

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— Bruce Fanjoy 🍁 (@brucefanjoy) April 29, 2025

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected for the first time to represent Nepean after replacing former Liberal incumbent Chandra Arya early in the campaign. This is the first time he has been elected to a seat in the House of Commons, and early results report that he won nearly 64 per cent of the vote, with Conservative candidate Barbara Bal trailing with 33.4 per cent.

In nearby Kanata, Liberal incumbent Jenna Sudds was re-elected, as was Mona Fortier in Ottawa–Vanier–Gloucester, David McGuinty in Ottawa South, Marie-France Lalonde in Orléans and Anita Vandenbeld in Ottawa West–Nepean. 

Yasir Naqvi was also successful in holding his riding, Ottawa Centre. Strategists were watching the central riding as Naqvi battled it out with Joel Harden, the NDP candidate, but in the end, Naqvi won with 62.4 per cent of the vote, Harden nearly tied for second place with the CPC candidate, Paul D’Orsonnens, with 19.7 and 15.7 per cent, respectively.

Interestingly, Naqvi used to be the riding’s MPP at Queen’s Park before Harden defeated him in 2018. Naqvi then made the switch to federal politics, and Harden followed suit this campaign, but not with the same success as 2018.