Canadian Conservative Party names Pierre Poilievre its new leader

After months of campaigning, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) announced Pierre Poilievre was the winner of the party’s 2022 leadership race in Ottawa.

The 43-year-old Poilievre won the election by receiving 68.1 per cent of the vote, while runner-up Jean Charest had 16.8 per cent of the vote.

Poilievre, a party veteran and former cabinet minister known for his combative style, won a first-ballot victory as the results were announced before a room of Conservative faithful in Ottawa on Saturday evening.

Poilievre is the first CPC leader to win on the first ballot since Stephen Harper won in the first round in 2004.