Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi remains Liberal with 55% of the vote
Mélissa Gélinas
Local Journalism Initiative
Published in the Pontiac Journal on May 7, 2025.
PONTIAC – More than 58,838 voters in the Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi riding cast their ballots in the federal election held on Monday, April 28. With a total population of 111,138, the voter turnout was approximately 53%. The majority of votes went to the Liberal Party of Canada, with incumbent Liberal MP Sophie Chatel winning 55% of the vote.
“I am deeply grateful to the people of the Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi riding for placing their trust in me to represent them,” said Sophie Chatel. “Our region and our country face major challenges, and now is the time to unite and work together,” she added.
Chatel said her four priorities returning to parliament are:
• Working to remove interprovincial trade barriers, both at the federal level and between Quebec and Ontario.
• Prioritizing the processing and sale of agri-food products and ensuring the sector can reach its full potential.
• Securing funding for recreational tourism initiatives.
• Building housing using locally sourced wood.Results by party in Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi
• Liberal Party of Canada – Sophie Chatel: 32,149 votes – 55%
• Conservative Party of Canada – Brian Nolan: 16,174 votes – 28%
• Bloc Québécois – Suzanne Proulx: 6,099 votes – 10%
• New Democratic Party – Gilbert W. Whiteduck: 2,990 votes – 5%
• Green Party of Canada – Claude Bertrand: 750 votes – 1%
• People’s Party of Canada – Todd Hoffman: 676 votes – 1%
National results by party
Across Canada, over 19.5 million voters participated in the 2025 federal election, representing a turnout of 69%.
• Liberal Party – Mark Carney: 44% – 169 seats
• Conservative Party of Canada – Pierre Poilievre: 41% – 143 seats
• Bloc Québécois – Yves-François Blanchet: 6% – 23 seats
• New Democratic Party – Jagmeet Singh: 6% – 7 seats
• Green Party of Canada – Elizabeth May: 1% – 1 seat
• People’s Party of Canada – Maxime Bernier: 1% – 0 seats
Mark Carney has thus won the federal election and will serve as Canada’s new prime minister. He will lead a Liberal minority government. As long as the minority government does not lose a vote of confidence (which is determined by the support of the House of Commons), it may remain in power until the end of its mandate.
According to the Parliament of Canada website, confidence votes include votes on the budget and the Speech from the Throne, which outlines the government’s priorities.
If a government loses a vote of confidence, the prime minister and Cabinet must resign.
They may also request that the Governor General dissolve Parliament. In that case,
a general election is held to form a new government. A minority government must gain the support of one or more other parties to pass legislation.
