lang es , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁star ▁candidate ▁and ▁former ▁astr onaut ▁Marc ▁Gar ne au ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁un se at ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁B loc ▁MP ▁Me ili ▁F aille . ▁ ▁Also ▁of ▁note , ▁out ▁of ▁every ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁election ▁held ▁since ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁Liber als ▁att ained ▁their ▁lowest ▁historical ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote , ▁with ▁only ▁ 2 0 . 7 %. ▁ ▁Although ▁their ▁all - time ▁lowest ▁share ▁of ▁seats ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁their ▁support ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁them ▁one ▁more ▁seat , ▁ 1 3 , ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁Ontario ▁The ▁Liber als ▁lost ▁ 2 1 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁province ; ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁four ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁The ▁N DP ' s ▁I rene ▁Math y ss en ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁London — F ans ha we , ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁independent ▁MP ▁Pat ▁O ' B rien . ▁O ' B rien ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁Liberal , ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁independent . ▁ ▁In ▁Hamilton ▁East — St oney ▁Creek , ▁Wayne ▁Mar ston ▁of ▁the ▁N DP ▁defeated ▁Tony ▁Val eri , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁In ▁Hamilton ▁Mountain , ▁the ▁N DP