More Than 200 Candidates Now Running in Poilievre’s Byelection

A campaign sign for Pierre Poilievre sits next to signs for independent candidate Bonnie Critchley and Liberal candidate Darcy Spady in the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot in Camrose, Alta., on July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

The number of candidates running in the Alberta federal byelection next month has now surged past 200 as a protest group seeking electoral reform targets the riding where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attempting to regain a parliamentary seat.

A total of 209 candidates affiliated with the Longest Ballot Committee have registered to run in Battle River-Crowfoot to date as the protest group zeroes in for the second time on the riding in which Poilievre is seeking election.