Canada's Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wins back parliament seat

20-Aug-2025

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Canada's Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has won a crucial by-election in the province of Alberta to secure a new Parliament seat after losing his constituency in the last general election.

Pierre Poilievre said, "Getting to know the people in this region has been the privilege of my life," he told a rapturous crowd on August 18.

His victory comes four months after his party was defeated by Mark Carney's Liberals and he lost the Ottawa-area seat he had held for two decades to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.

Poilievre faced a record 214 candidates in this by-election many of whom are associated with a protest group seeking electoral reform.

It is the second time the group has targeted Poilievre in a campaign. Voters were asked to fill out a write-in ballot due to the unusually high number of candidates.

More than 50,000 people cast a ballot. The riding has nearly 86,000 eligible voters.

Poilievre's win will allow the 46-year-old to return to Parliament for the autumn sitting after his April defeat. He will assume his role as leader of Canada's official opposition.

Prime Minister Carney congratulated Poilievre " in a statement on X, on returning to the House of Commons". He also thanked his Liberal opponent, Darcy Spady, who received 4% of the vote in the historically Conservative riding.

He said, "Working together, Canada's new government will keep building a stronger future for all Albertans and Canadians".