Bruce Fanjoy

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Fanjoy was elected MP for Carleton in the 2025 Canadian federal election, unseating Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who had held the riding seven times since the 2004 Canadian federal election. [6] The election in Carleton was targeted by the activist group Longest Ballot Committee, which managed to get 91 candidates on the ballot. [7] Despite this, Fanjoy received more than 50% of the votes in Carleton. [6] [8]

Personal life

Fanjoy resides in a house that he built in Ottawa's Manotick community. [6] He has two children. [9] Fanjoy's uncle, Harold Fanjoy, was a Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (MLA) from 1974 to 1987. [2] Fanjoy and incumbent Fredericton—Oromocto Liberal MP David Myles are third cousins through their shared great-great-grandparents. [10]

Electoral record

Bruce Fanjoy
MP
Bruce Fanjoy Portrait.jpg
Bruce in 2025
Member of Parliament
for Carleton
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 28, 2025
2025 Canadian federal election : Carleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bruce Fanjoy 43,84650.95+19.09
Conservative Pierre Poilievre 39,33345.70−6.16
New Democratic Beth Prokaska1,2211.42−9.95
Green Mark Watson5610.65−1.50
UnitedKaren Bourdeau1120.13N/A
Canadian Future Shawn MacEachern630.07N/A
Independent Lorant Polya570.07
Independent Scott Falkingham450.05
Independent Sana Ahmad410.05
Independent Pierre Gauthier380.04
Marijuana Danny Légaré370.04N/A
Independent Guillaume Paradis370.04
Independent Dan Kyung350.04
Rhinoceros Sébastien CoRhino 310.04N/A
Independent Sarah Burke270.03
Independent Mark Moutter230.03
Independent David Zhu210.02
Independent Charlie Currie200.02
Independent John Dale200.02
Independent Euan Fraser Tait180.02
Independent John Boylan170.02
Independent Mélodie Anderson160.02
Independent Alex Banks160.02
Independent Michael Bednarski150.02
Independent David Nguyen150.02
Independent Sophie Bearden140.02
Independent Seyed Hosseini Lavasani130.02
No affiliationJeani Boudreault120.01
Independent Alexandra Engering120.01
Independent Lajos Polya120.01
No affiliationDarcy Vanderwater120.01
Independent Jenny Cartwright110.01
Independent Jeffrey Goodman110.01
Independent Donald McKay110.01
Independent Daniel Stuckless110.01
Independent Maria Gabriel100.01
No affiliationLaina Kohler100.01
Independent Charles Lemieux100.01
Independent Marthalee Aykroyd90.01
Independent Ryan Huard90.01
Independent Sarah Thompson90.01
Independent Alain Bourgault80.01
Independent Daniel Gagnon80.01
Independent Robert Harris80.01
Independent Andrea Hollinger80.01
Independent Connie Lukawski80.01
Independent John Francis O'Flynn80.01
Independent Peter Gorman70.01
Independent Julian Selody70.01
Independent Michal Wieczorek70.01
Independent Line Bélanger60.01
Independent Blake Hamilton60.01
Independent Loren Hicks60.01
No affiliationAlexander Lein60.01
Independent Agnieszka Marszalek60.01
Independent Hakim Sheriff60.01
Independent Tetia Bayoro50.01
Independent David Cherniak50.01
Independent Kevin Krisa50.01
Independent Alain Lamontagne50.01
Independent Winston Neutel50.01
Independent Lény Painchaud50.01
Independent Elliot Wand50.01
Independent Dante Camarena Jimenez40.00
Independent Jaël Champagne Gareau40.00
Independent Gerrit Dogger40.00
Independent Gregory Gillis40.00
No affiliationChristopher Navarro-Canseco40.00
Independent Lanna Palsson40.00
Independent Spencer Rocchi40.00
Independent Patrick Strzalkowski40.00
No affiliationManon Marie Lili Desbiens30.00
Independent Artem Gudkov30.00
No affiliationKerri Hildebrandt30.00
Independent Trevor Holsworth30.00
No affiliationKrzysztof Krzywinski30.00
Independent Samuel Lafontaine30.00
Independent Roger Sherwood30.00
Independent Yogo Shimada30.00
Independent Michael Skirzynski30.00
Independent Julie St-Amand30.00
Independent Daniel Graham20.00
Independent Zornitsa Halacheva20.00
Independent Anthony Hamel20.00
Independent Demetrios Karavas20.00
Independent Sheri Oberman20.00
Independent Wallace Richard Rowat20.00
Independent Pascal St-Amand20.00
Independent Benjamin Teichman20.00
Independent Joseph Maw10.00
No affiliationYsack Dupont00.00
Total valid votes/expense limit86,06099.31
Total rejected ballots5950.69
Turnout86,65581.84
Eligible voters105,889
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +12.63
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Michael (March 4, 2025). "One Man's March to Beat Poilievre in His Own Riding". The Tyee . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Huras, Adam (April 30, 2025). "The giant-killer who defeated Poilievre? He's from New Brunswick". Telegraph-Journal . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Rudderham, Hannah (May 6, 2025). "The man who unseated Poilievre: N.B.-raised Bruce Fanjoy had support from Maritimers". CBC News . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bruce Fanjoy - À propos de Bruce". www.brucefanjoy.ca. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Payne, Elizabeth (April 17, 2025). "Could a Liberal defeat Pierre Poilievre in his own riding? Bruce Fanjoy thinks so". Ottawa Citizen .
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton". CBC News. April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Major, Darren (April 7, 2025). "Longest ballot protest targets Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding". CBC News. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Carleton was Poilievre's riding to lose. When he did, it came as a shock to many". CBC News. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Sadeen, Mohsen (April 29, 2025). "How Bruce Fanjoy (somehow) beat Pierre Poilievre in Carleton". Ottawa Citizen . Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ https://x.com/brucefanjoy/status/1925349361652809866?s=46
  11. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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