Meet the 1st federal candidate in Canadian history to lose an election with zero votes
![Félix-Antoine Hamel was the first person in Canadian history to receive zero votes in a contested federal election. A man in a red shirt, beard and glasses sits in front of a shelf full of vinyl records.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7247340.1719425620!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/felix-antoine-hamel-june-26-2024.jpg)
For most people, receiving the fewest votes in an election would be devastating. Most people aren’t Félix-Antoine Hamel, who achieved a first in Canadian electoral history on Monday: he received no votes at all in a contested riding.