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BY-ELECTION RESULTS 20 25
BATTLE RIVER-CROWFOOT
COMBINED OTHER CANDIDATES 3.3%
KATHERINE 2.1% SWAMPY
DARCY SPADY
4.3%
9.9%
Poilievre voted in as new MP for Battle River-Crowfoot BONNIE CRITCHLEY
PIERRE POILIEVRE - 80.4% WINNER
Volume 118 Issue 06
Ending Mental Health Stigma INSIDE!
Conservative leader regains House seat, long candidate list no match for blue stronghold in local riding
IND Pierre Poilievre has regained a seat back into the House of Commons with a decisive by-election victory on Monday, August 18. The Conservative Party of Canada Leader won the riding with 80.4 per cent of the total vote in Battle River-Crowfoot. Some political pundits questioned if Poilievre would see a noticeable erosion in a region that is historically a conservative stronghold due to locals having an inflated list of candidates to choose from. With a staggering over 200 candidates in the riding, primarily due to the ‘Longest Ballot Committee,’ Elections Canada had to modify the ballot to be a hand printed selection rather than the standard ‘X’ or ‘Check’ format from a
printed list of candidates. Additionally, over 10 “serious” candidates campaigned strongly against Poilievre, representing a wide range of parties and viewpoints. Independent candidate Bonnie Critchley secured 10 per cent of the vote after running a strong local-focused campaign. Liberal candidate Darcy Spady received 4.3 per cent, NDP candidate Katherine Swampy received 2.1 per cent, and United Party of Canada candidate Grant Abraham received 1.5 per cent of the vote. Other notables included People’s Party candidate Jonathan Bridges, Green Party candidate Ashley MacDonald, Libertarian candidate Michael Harris, Christian Heritage
Pierre Poilievre speaks to a crowd in Camrose following his By-Election win on Monday night, as wife Anaida looks on behind him.
candidate Jeff Willerton, Independent Sarah Spanier, Marijuana Party candidate Kenneth Kirk, and Centrist candidate Ahmed Hassan. Together, they combined for around 1.2 per cent of the total vote. “Getting to know the people of this region has been the privilege of my life,” said Poilievre in his victory speech to a large crowd in Camrose
was thinking!” on Monday night. Poilievre shifted to a more “In fact, I’ve had a hell of a lot of fun. Whether it’s been at serious tone as he reflected on the bronc matches or the the past two months of camrodeos, or walking into a paigning in the vast geoparking lot and some guy I graphical riding. “I really love the people of don’t even know offering me a big bag of beef jerky. Or an- Battle River - Crowfoot. They’re the kind of what-youother guy [giving] a fourWeme will reopen Tuesday, Aug. 6 at wheeler and [telling] me I can see-is-what-you get, give you 9 a.m. and our next edition tear around town in it all by the shirt off their back, tell it still be published Aug. 7 is, common sense myself,” saidwill Poilievre with a like itWedneday. deadlines Tuesday, Aug. 46 Continued on Page laugh. “I don’tAd know what hewill be noon
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