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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Volume 48, Issue 33
Poilievre elected as new MP 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 candidate Jeff
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Pierre Poilievre speaks to a crowd in Camrose following his By-Election win on Monday night, as wife Anaida looks on behind him.
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 on Monday night. “In fact, I’ve had a hell of a lot of fun. Whether it’s been at the bronc matches or the rodeos, or
walking into a parking lot and some guy I don’t even know offering me a big bag of beef jerky. Or another guy [giving] me a four-wheeler and [telling] me I can tear around town in it all by myself,” said Poilievre with a laugh. “I don’t know what he was thinking!” Poilievre shifted to a more serious tone as he reflected on the past two months of campaigning in the vast geographical riding. Continued on Page 11
ELECTION RESULTS
BATTLE RIVER-CROWFOOT
PIERRE POILIEVRE - 80.4% WINNER IND
BONNIE CRITCHLEY DARCY SPADY
9.9%
4.3%
KATHERINE 2.1% SWAMPY COMBINED OTHER 3.3% CANDIDATES
2025 CANADIAN FEDERAL
BY-ELECTION