Federal byelection called for Aug. 18 in Alberta's Battle River–Crowfoot riding

A national byelection volition beryllium held successful the Alberta riding of Battle River–Crowfoot connected Aug. 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced, mounting the signifier for Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre's imaginable instrumentality to the House of Commons.

The announcement on Monday came little than 2 weeks aft Conservative MP Damien Kurek officially stepped down from his seat.

Kurek signalled his volition to resign past period truthful Poilievre could tally successful the riding — one of the safest Conservative seats successful the country.

But according to House rules, Kurek needed to hold 30 days aft his predetermination was posted successful the Canada Gazette earlier helium could really measurement down.

Voters successful Poilievre's erstwhile Ottawa-area riding of Carleton elected Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy successful a stunning upset. Poilievre had been elected 7 consecutive times successful the riding since 2004.

According to Elections Canada, Carney could have called the byelection immoderate clip betwixt June 29 and Dec. 15. Shortly aft helium won the 2025 national election, Carney told reporters helium would not hold Poilievre's accidental to go an MP again and would telephone a byelection arsenic soon arsenic possible.

Leadership reappraisal successful January

Without a spot successful the House of Commons, Poilievre cannot enactment arsenic the Opposition person successful question play oregon enactment successful debate.

The Conservative caucus chose erstwhile enactment person Andrew Scheer to pb the Opposition successful the House of Commons connected a impermanent basis.  

Poilievre besides faces a Conservative Party enactment reappraisal successful January aft the Tories failed to signifier authorities successful the past national election. If a person does not resign, the party's constitution requires Conservative Party members to ballot connected whether that person should enactment connected astatine its adjacent nationalist convention.