Conservative Chief Pierre Poilievre will run in a unique using subsequent federal election: celebration

Edmonton·NewThe celebration confirmed Damien Kurek — who held the seat beforehand — would run within the Battle River-Crowfoot using within the subsequent election. Kurek gave up his seat final 12 months so Poilievre might run in that electoral district.

The celebration confirmed Damien Kurek — who held the seat beforehand — would run within the Alberta using

Emily Rae Pasiuk · CBC Information · Posted: Jan 20, 2026 6:41 PM EST | Final Up to date: quarter-hour in the past

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The Conservative Occasion of Canada has confirmed that Pierre Poilievre is not going to run within the Battle River-Crowfoot using within the subsequent federal election.

The celebration chief misplaced his long-held seat within the Ontario using of Carleton in April’s federal election to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy.

The CPC confirmed on Tuesday that Damien Kurek — who held the Battle River-Crowfoot seat beforehand — would run within the using once more within the subsequent election.

Kurek gave up his seat final 12 months so Poilievre might run there in a byelection.

Radio-Canada requested the CPC the place Poilievre would possibly run within the subsequent election, and people questions went unanswered.

The celebration additionally confirmed in an e-mail that Kurek’s nomination is assured; the CPC’s Nationwide Council handed a movement exempting him from a proper nomination course of.

Battle River-Crowfoot has traditionally been a conservative stronghold, and notably homes municipalities like Camrose, Drumheller and Wainwright. Poilievre received handily in a byelection with simply over 80 per cent of the vote.

Final 12 months’s byelection had 214 candidates, making it the biggest variety of candidates on a federal poll in Canadian historical past.

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Emily Rae Pasiuk is a reporter for CBC Edmonton with a eager curiosity in Alberta’s power sector, the intersection between politics and each day life, and breaking information. Emily reported in Saskatchewan for 3 years earlier than shifting to Edmonton in 2020. Suggestions? Concepts? Attain her at emily.pasiuk@cbc.ca.

With recordsdata from Radio-Canada’s Emmanuel Prince-Thauvette

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