US EditionMore than 50 Candidates Registered in Alberta Byelection Where Pierre Poilievre Hopes to Win Back a Seat
BATTLE RIVER-CROWFOOT, ALBERTA, JUL 15 – Dillon Anderson is running as an independent to challenge Canada's parachute candidate system in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot by-election with 126 candidates expected, organizers said.
- Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is running in a byelection for the Battle River-Crowfoot riding, a historically safe Conservative area.
- Poilievre unexpectedly lost his Ontario seat to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy in April, securing 49.9% of the vote prior to the loss.
- A poll by 338Canada shows a strong Conservative lead of 80% in the upcoming byelection, indicating a 99% chance of victory.
- The byelection is set for August 18, and Poilievre aims for a strong margin similar to past Conservative victories in the riding.
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Poilievre poised for comeback in Alberta stronghold
This article supplied by Troy Media. By Michael Taube Byelection win in Battle River-Crowfoot looks inevitable for Poilievre Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre unexpectedly lost his Ontario-based seat in the House of Commons in the federal election. He’s running in a byelection in a safe Conservative riding in a different province. While some of his opponents and critics are hoping that lightning will strike twice, they can safely put th…
Over 50 candidates are running in the same Alberta by-election as Pierre Poilievre, but political scientists say it likely won’t cost him the race - NOW Toronto
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a limit to how many people can be on a ballot as dozens of candidates are running....
Poilievre’s Fall Was Inevitable. Just Read Greek Tragedy
I don’t bet on politics, but if I did, I’d be comfortable wagering it all that Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre will win his by-election in Battle River—Crowfoot on August 18. The Conservatives won that riding with just over 82 percent in the general election this spring. It was a typical showing for them. In the past twenty years, the party has won over 80 percent of the vote in the riding seven out of eight times. The other time, it …
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