OTTAWA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Leader of Canada's Green Party Elizabeth May was defeated in Tuesday's election, in her first attempt to win a seat in the parliament.
May lost to Conservative rival Peter MacKay, who as the current defense minister, has a traditional stronghold in the Central NovaRiding of the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.
A former lawyer who entered politics with the only focus on protecting the environment, May has faired well in the campaign and become the first Green Party leader to take part in the leaders' televised debates.
Under May's leadership, the Green Party seized the first seat in the parliament earlier this year after a former Liberal member crossed the floor to become a Green member.
About 23 million voters across the country are casting the votes, with some polls in the western coast currently still open. Preliminary results of the polling stations in the eastern regions of the country have started to come out.
Canada Green Party leader defeated in parliamentary election
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