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Canada’s election on Monday was marked by unexpected twists from start to finish. While the Liberals staged a comeback to claim a fourth successive mandate to govern, voters at the local level triggered major changes: Over 60 ridings threw out their incumbent parties, leading to some unexpected upsets.

Chief among them was the stunning defeat of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his long-held Ottawa-area seat to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy. Poilievre had represented the riding since 2004, but Fanjoy attributed his victory to Poilievre’s focus on his national campaign and apparent neglect of local concerns. To remain as leader of the opposition, Poilievre will need a fellow Conservative MP to step aside so he can run in a by-election — a process likely to delay his return to Parliament until the fall.