Battle River—Crowfoot
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Battle River—Crowfoot is a federal electoral district in Alberta. It covers a large portion of rural east-central Alberta, and has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Battle River—Crowfoot and its predecessor ridings have a long history of being among the most heavily conservative ridings in the country. Candidates from right-wing parties have consistently secured over three-fourths of the vote since the 1970s.
Infobox
Legislature
House of Commons
MP
Pierre Poilievre Conservative
District created
2013
First contested
2015
Last contested
2025 by-election
District webpage
profile, map
Population (2021)
107,979
Electors (2019)
81,123
Area (km²)
51,977
Pop. density (per km²)
2
Census division(s)
Division No. 5, Division No. 7, Division No. 10, Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)
Acadia No. 34, Acme, Alliance, Amisk, Bawlf, Bashaw, Beaver County, Big Valley, Bittern Lake, Camrose, Camrose County, Carbon, Castor, Chauvin, Consort, Coronation, Czar, Daysland, Delia, Donalda, Drumheller, Edberg, Edgerton, Flagstaff County, Forestburg, Halkirk, Hanna, Hay Lakes, Heisler, Holden, Hughenden, Irma, Killam, Kneehill County, Linden, Lougheed, Morrin, Munson, Oyen, Paintearth County No. 18, Provost, Provost No. 52, Rochon Sands, Rosalind, Ryley, Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3, Special Area No. 4, Starland County, Stettler, Stettler County No. 6, Three Hills, Tofield, Trochu, Veteran, Viking, Wainwright, Wainwright No. 61, White Sands, Youngstown
Tables
· History › Electoral history
2025 by-election
2025 by-election
Year
2025 by-election
Party
Conservative
Candidate
Pierre Poilievre
Vote share
80 %
Margin
71 %
Vote share rank
—N/a
2025
2025
Year
2025
Party
Damien Kurek
Party
82 %
Candidate
71 %
Vote share
2nd
Margin
2nd
2021
2021
Year
2021
Party
71 %
Party
61 %
Candidate
3rd
Vote share
2nd
2019
2019
Year
2019
Party
85 %
Party
80 %
Candidate
1st
Vote share
1st
2015
2015
Year
2015
Party
Kevin Sorenson
Party
80 %
Candidate
71 %
Vote share
2nd
Margin
2nd
2011
2011
Year
2011
Party
84 %
Party
74 %
Candidate
1st
Vote share
1st
2008
2008
Year
2008
Party
82 %
Party
74 %
Candidate
1st
Vote share
1st
2006
2006
Year
2006
Party
82 %
Party
75 %
Candidate
1st
Vote share
1st
2004
2004
Year
2004
Party
80 %
Party
72 %
Candidate
1st
Vote share
1st
2000
2000
Year
2000
Party
Alliance
Candidate
70 %
Vote share
56 %
Margin
13th
Vote share rank
14th
1997
1997
Year
1997
Party
Reform
Candidate
Jack Ramsay
Vote share
71 %
Margin
55 %
Vote share rank
5th
Margin rank
6th
| Year | Party | Candidate | Vote share | Margin | Vote share rank | Margin rank | |
| 2025 by-election | Conservative | Pierre Poilievre | 80 % | 71 % | —N/a | ||
| 2025 | Damien Kurek | 82 % | 71 % | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 2021 | 71 % | 61 % | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| 2019 | 85 % | 80 % | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2015 | Kevin Sorenson | 80 % | 71 % | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 2011 | 84 % | 74 % | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2008 | 82 % | 74 % | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2006 | 82 % | 75 % | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2004 | 80 % | 72 % | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2000 | Alliance | 70 % | 56 % | 13th | 14th | ||
| 1997 | Reform | Jack Ramsay | 71 % | 55 % | 5th | 6th | |
· Members of Parliament
Battle River—Crowfoot
Riding created from Crowfoot, Vegreville—Wainwright, Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin
Battle River—Crowfoot
Riding created from Crowfoot, Vegreville—Wainwright, Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin
Parliament
Battle River—Crowfoot
Riding created from Crowfoot, Vegreville—Wainwright, Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin
42nd
42nd
Parliament
42nd
Years
2015–2019
Member
Kevin Sorenson
Party
Conservative
43rd
43rd
Parliament
43rd
Years
2019–2021
Member
Damien Kurek
44th
44th
Parliament
44th
Years
2021–2025
45th
45th
Parliament
45th
Years
2025–2025
2025–present
2025–present
Parliament
2025–present
Years
Pierre Poilievre
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Battle River—Crowfoot Riding created from Crowfoot, Vegreville—Wainwright, Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin | ||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Kevin Sorenson | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Damien Kurek | ||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–2025 | |||
| 2025–present | Pierre Poilievre | |||
· Election results › 2023 representation order
Party
Party
Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025
Resignation of Damien Kurek
Party
Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025
Resignation of Damien Kurek
Candidate
Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025
Resignation of Damien Kurek
Votes
Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025
Resignation of Damien Kurek
%
Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025
Resignation of Damien Kurek
±%
| Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025 Resignation of Damien Kurek | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre Poilievre | 41,308 | 80 | -1 | ||||
| Independent | Bonnie Critchley | 5,018 | 9 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Darcy Spady | 2,095 | 4 | -7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 1,061 | 2 | -1 | ||||
| United | Grant Abraham | 757 | 1 | – | ||||
| People's | Jonathan Bridges | 138 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Green | Ashley MacDonald | 116 | 0 | -0 | ||||
| Libertarian | Michael Harris | 103 | 0 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Jeff Willerton | 92 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Sarah Spanier | 49 | 0 | – | ||||
| Marijuana | Kenneth Kirk | 40 | 0 | – | ||||
| Centrist | Ahmed Hassan | 15 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Bert William Westergard | 11 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Breccan Zimmer | 11 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Dillon Anderson | 10 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Nicole Betts | 7 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Nickolas Meuters-Murphy | 7 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Diane Prentice | 7 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Glen Armstrong | 6 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Caitlyn Baker | 6 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Lisa Parsons | 6 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Jason Buzzell | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Jenny Cartwright | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Deborah Chalmers | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | William Grant | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Paul Jones | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Brennen Perry | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Anthony Perullo | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Myles René Laurent St. Pierre | 5 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Fraser Anderson | 4 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Rebecca Boyce | 4 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Pierre Gauthier | 4 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Preston Hoff | 4 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Mark Ruthenberg | 4 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Ceilidh Stewart | 4 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Danica Boe | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Aaron Bowles | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Sarah Burke | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | David Cherniak | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | John Dale | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Emily Goose | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Corey Hales | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Grace Pender | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Noah Reid | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | David Sader | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Molly Sun | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Nicola Zoghbi | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Alex Banks | 2 | 0 | – | ||||
· Election results › 2023 representation order
Party
Party
2025 Canadian federal election
Party
2025 Canadian federal election
Candidate
2025 Canadian federal election
Votes
2025 Canadian federal election
%
2025 Canadian federal election
±%
2025 Canadian federal election
Expenditures
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total valid votes/expense limit
2025 Canadian federal election
Total valid votes/expense limit
2025 Canadian federal election
64,807
2025 Canadian federal election
99
2025 Canadian federal election
–
2025 Canadian federal election
$159,014
Total rejected ballots
Total rejected ballots
2025 Canadian federal election
Total rejected ballots
2025 Canadian federal election
391
2025 Canadian federal election
0
2025 Canadian federal election
+0
Turnout
Turnout
2025 Canadian federal election
Turnout
2025 Canadian federal election
65,198
2025 Canadian federal election
74
2025 Canadian federal election
+2
Eligible voters
Eligible voters
2025 Canadian federal election
Eligible voters
2025 Canadian federal election
87,578
Source: Elections Canada
Source: Elections Canada
2025 Canadian federal election
Source: Elections Canada
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Damien Kurek | 53,684 | 82 | +11 | $91,654 | |||
| Liberal | Brent Sutton | 7,566 | 11 | +7 | $3,126 | |||
| New Democratic | James MacKay | 2,061 | 3 | –6 | none listed | |||
| People's | Jonathan Bridges | 1,022 | 1 | –7 | $4 | |||
| Green | Douglas Gook | 474 | 0 | –0 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,807 | 99 | – | $159,014 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 391 | 0 | +0 | |||||
| Turnout | 65,198 | 74 | +2 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,578 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
· Election results › 2023 representation order
Party
Party
2021 federal election redistributed results
Party
2021 federal election redistributed results
Vote
2021 federal election redistributed results
%
Total valid votes
Total valid votes
2021 federal election redistributed results
Total valid votes
2021 federal election redistributed results
59,581
2021 federal election redistributed results
98
Rejected ballots
Rejected ballots
2021 federal election redistributed results
Rejected ballots
2021 federal election redistributed results
262
2021 federal election redistributed results
0
Registered voters/ estimated turnout
Registered voters/ estimated turnout
2021 federal election redistributed results
Registered voters/ estimated turnout
2021 federal election redistributed results
83,685
2021 federal election redistributed results
71
| 2021 federal election redistributed results | |||
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 42,531 | 71 | |
| New Democratic | 5,782 | 9 | |
| People's | 5,556 | 9 | |
| Liberal | 2,536 | 4 | |
| Maverick | 2,440 | 4 | |
| Green | 545 | 0 | |
| Veterans Coalition | 176 | 0 | |
| Christian Heritage | 15 | 0 | |
| Total valid votes | 59,581 | 98 | |
| Rejected ballots | 262 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/ estimated turnout | 83,685 | 71 | |
References
- Ranked 1st among right of centre party candidates.
- www12https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Battle%20River&DGUIDlist=2013A000448002&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0
- Statistics Canada: 2017
- www12https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Battle%20River&DGUIDlist=2023A000448002&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0
- Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districtshttps://web.archive.org/web/20170418222609/http://redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=info&document=index&dir=overview&lang=e
- Report – Albertahttps://web.archive.org/web/20210824164840/https://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=ab&dir=now%2Freports&document=index&lang=e
- Battle River-Crowfoothttps://www.electionprediction.org/2015_fed/riding/48002.php
- Edmonton Journalhttps://edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta-mp-pierre-poilievre-byelection
- CBC Newshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kurek-officially-resings-poilievre-byelection-1.7563538
- Elections Canadahttps://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?ed=2530&lang=e
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