Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party suffered another defeat at the polls on Monday.
Louis-Philippe Sauvé won on the Bloc Québécois list to represent LaSalle-Émard-Verdun in Parliament against the candidate personally supported by Trudeau, liberal Laura Palestini.
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The race was very close, with Sauvé winning 28 per cent of the vote. The Bloc Québécois candidate edged out the Liberal candidate by less than 250 votes, according to Elections Canada results.
“Obviously, it would have been better to be able to win,” Trudeau said at a news conference Tuesday in Ottawa. “But there's still a lot of work to be done.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Canada will impose new tariffs on electric vehicles, aluminum and steel made in China, aligning itself with its Western allies and taking steps to protect domestic manufacturers. (Dean Casavechia/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The important thing is to make sure that Canadians understand the choice they will have to make in the next election,” Trudeau added.
Trudeau has been Prime Minister for nine years, meaning the Liberal Party has held power in the Canadian Parliament for nearly a decade.
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In a recent Ipsos poll looking at the “best prime minister,” Canadians rate Trudeau at 26%. By comparison, the Conservative Party of Canada’s prime ministerial candidate, Pierre Poilievre, received a rating of 45% in the same poll.
The Liberal Party has lost another by-election over the summer. Toronto-St. Paul's ceased to be considered a Liberal stronghold in June, when the Conservatives won the seat by a hair.
Bloc Québécois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauve greets supporters upon arrival at the party's by-election night party on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Montreal. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Bloc Québécois, which describes itself as “the only party defending the interests of Quebec,” seeks independence from Canada.
Sauvé, the new Bloc Québécois MP, said at a press conference that “it was a roller coaster night, I had a lot of emotions.”
“But today I feel good. I feel grateful, grateful to the people of my neighborhood for having elected me as their deputy,” added Sauvé.
Prime Minister Trudeau will run for re-election on October 25, 2025.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
