Pierre Poilievre lost the vote for a constituency he has held for 21 years to a Liberal political neophyte. His populist approach may have been to blame.

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre lost his seat in the Canadian parliament, yielding to Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy in his Ottawa constituency, according to preliminary results announced on Tuesday.

Canada's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre lost his seat in Monday's general election, results from Elections Canada showed, as the Conservatives were beaten by the incumbent Liberal Party.