Maxime Bernier has lost in the Quebec riding of Beauce.With nearly 40 per cent of polls reporting as of 11:21 p.m. ET, Bernier trailed incumbent Conservative Richard Lehoux by more than 5,000 votes.“Thousands of Canadians were coming to our rallies all across the country.
Everywhere we looked, you could see purple – a purple wave, a sea of purple,” Bernier told supporters at at election night event in Saskatoon. “Unfortunately, we won’t be able to carry on this fight in Parliament, but we will continue this battle to unite Canadians under the freedom umbrella.”Bernier won the riding for the Conservative Party in the 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015 elections before breaking with the party and launching his own right-wing party in September.