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When did Pierre Poilievre return to the House?

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On June 30, 2025, a by-election is called in Battle River—Crowfoot for August 18, 2025. On August 18, 2025, pierre Poilievre wins Battle River—Crowfoot for the Conservatives and is Leader of the Opposition from this day.

Today: As of November 1, 2026, the Liberals hold 173 of 343 seats, the Conservatives 137, the Bloc Québécois 21, the NDP 5, and the Greens 1; 6 seats are vacant, and 172 make a majority. How the House stands

Liberal seats
169 → 169 (June 29, 2025 → August 18, 2025)
Vacant
1 → 0
Span
June 30, 2025 to August 18, 2025
Events
2, each with its source
Record as of
November 1, 2026
Every seat it moves, June 30, 2025 to August 18, 2025
DateMemberRidingFromToLiberal seats afterSource
Pierre PoilievreBattle River—CrowfootVacantConservative169gazette.gc.ca

Dates are the day the record each row links gives for the change; press reports can differ by a day. Record as of ; corrections are dated in the register.

IEvent by event

· By-election

Battle River—Crowfoot: a by-election called

A by-election is called in Battle River—Crowfoot for August 18, 2025.1

After this event: LPC 169 · CPC 143 · BQ 22 · NDP 7 · GPC 1 · vacant 1. Ledger row

· By-election

Battle River—Crowfoot by-election

Pierre Poilievre wins Battle River—Crowfoot for the Conservatives and is Leader of the Opposition from this day.2

Member
Pierre Poilievre, first elected June 28, 2004
Sides
Vacant → Conservative
In 2025
Damien Kurek won it for the Conservatives with 82.8% of the vote, a margin of 71.1 points (Elections Canada)

After this event: LPC 169 · CPC 144 · BQ 22 · NDP 7 · GPC 1. Ledger row

IIThe House before and after

The House the day before the first event, , and after the last, .

Seats by party, June 29, 2025 and August 18, 2025
PartyChange
Liberal1691690
Conservative143144+1
Bloc Québécois22220
New Democratic770
Green110
Vacant10−1
Seats343343

Source: the events applied to Elections Canada's 2025 results; every event's own source is listed below.

Sources and citation

  1. elections.ca elections.ca/content.aspx?section=med&dir=pre&document=jun3025&lang=e
  2. gazette.gc.ca gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-09-13/html/parliament-parlement-eng.html

The seats: Elections Canada's official 2025 results with every event since applied to them, and the House's list of members as of November 1, 2026. Page built 2026-11-03. Corrections: the register.

"When did Pierre Poilievre return to the House?" (The Leader Returns). The Political Record. https://politicalrecord.ca/house/ledger/2025-fall-seats/ Accessed 2026-11-03.