2017 Calgary Midnapore federal by-election
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Calgary Midnapore federal by-election
| country = Canada
| turnout =
| registered = 89,436
| next_year = 2019
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = no
| party_name = no
| previous_election = 2015 Canadian federal election
| previous_year = 2015
| election_date = {{Start date|2017|04|03}}
| next_election = 2019 Canadian federal election
| seats_for_election = Riding of Calgary Midnapore
| candidate1 = Stephanie Kusie
| image1 = x160px
| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|nohash}}
| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|name}}
| popular_vote1 = 22,454
| percentage1 = 77.17%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 10.44%
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Haley Brown
| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|nohash}}
| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|name}}
| popular_vote2 = 4,950
| percentage2 = 17.01%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 5.64%
| title = MP
| before_election = Jason Kenney
| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|name}}
| after_election = Stephanie Kusie
| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|name}}
}}A by-election was held in the federal riding of Calgary Midnapore in Alberta, Canada on 3 April 2017 following the resignation of Conservative MP and former Minister of National Defence Jason Kenney. The safe seat was held by the Conservative candidate Stephanie Kusie on an increased majority.
The by-election was scheduled to coincide with four others across the country, and was one of two to be held in the city of Calgary; Calgary Heritage.
Background
= Constituency =
= Representation =
The electoral district was created for the 2015 federal election and has had Kenney as its only MP, however predecessor ridings from which Calgary Midnapore was created mostly out of the former seat of Calgary Southeast, with smaller portions coming from Calgary Southwest and Macleod.{{Citation |title=Report – Alberta |url=http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=ab&dir=now/reports&document=index&lang=e |access-date=2022-04-01 |archive-date=2021-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824164840/https://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=ab&dir=now%2Freports&document=index&lang=e |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir%2Fmaps2%2Falberta&document=index&lang=e |title=Elections Canada site |access-date=2022-04-01 |archive-date=2022-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103061117/https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir%2Fmaps2%2Falberta&document=index&lang=e |url-status=live }} It had, since the 1993 federal election, successively elected Reform, Canadian Alliance and Conservative MPs.
Campaign
The riding of Calgary Midnapore was vacated by Conservative MP Jason Kenney who resigned his seat effective September 23, 2016,{{cite news |date=September 20, 2016 |title=Calgary Tory MP Jason Kenney tweets resignation letter |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/09/20/calgary-tory-mp-jason-kenney-tweets-resignation-letter.html |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824220404/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/09/20/calgary-tory-mp-jason-kenney-tweets-resignation-letter.html |url-status=live }} to seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.{{cite news |author=David Cochrane |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Jason Kenney will resign as MP in October, not soon enough for taxpayer group |publisher=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jason-kenney-canadian-taxpayers-federation-alberta-1.3668514 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308042651/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jason-kenney-canadian-taxpayers-federation-alberta-1.3668514 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Fekete |first=Jason |date=August 22, 2016 |title=Quitting federal politics, Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney will get multimillion-dollar pensions |newspaper=National Post |url=https://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/quitting-federal-politics-stephen-harper-and-jason-kenny-will-get-the-obscene-pension-they-fought-against |access-date=April 4, 2017}}
The by-election, held on April 3, 2017, was announced on February 22, 2017. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on September 23, 2016. The last day a by-election could have been announced was March 22, 2017, with an election held at least 36 days afterwards.{{cite web |title=Vacant Seats in the House of Commons Since the 2015 General Election |url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/dis&document=vacant_2015&lang=e |access-date=April 4, 2017 |publisher=Elections Canada |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501225059/http://elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir%2Fdis&document=vacant_2015&lang=e |url-status=live }}
Candidates
Former diplomat Stephanie Kusie{{cite news |last=Rumbolt |first=Ryan |date=January 14, 2017 |title=Stephanie Kusie voted Calgary Midnapore CPC candidate in byelection |publisher=Calgary Sun |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/01/14/stephanie-kusie-voted-calgary-midnapore-pc-candidate-in-byelection |url-status=dead |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116045134/http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/01/14/stephanie-kusie-voted-calgary-midnapore-pc-candidate-in-byelection |archive-date=January 16, 2017}} defeated entrepreneur Myles McDougall{{cite web |title=Elections Canada Nominations Database |url=http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/NC/ |access-date=September 23, 2017 |work=Elections Canada |archive-date=September 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923172734/http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/NC |url-status=live }} and local federal riding association president Jack Redekop{{cite news |last1=Dormer |first1=Dave |date=September 26, 2016 |title=2 candidates seek nomination for seat vacated by Jason Kenney |publisher=CBC Calgary |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/stephanie-kusie-calgary-midnapore-jason-kenney-1.3779335 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116164049/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/stephanie-kusie-calgary-midnapore-jason-kenney-1.3779335 |url-status=live }} for the Conservative nomination, held on January 14, 2017.
Haley Brown was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate on January 22.{{cite news |date=January 21, 2017 |title=Haley Brown named Liberal candidate in Calgary Midnapore byelection |publisher=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-midnapore-byelection-haley-brown-1.3946871 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405004217/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-midnapore-byelection-haley-brown-1.3946871 |url-status=live }}
Holly Heffernan was acclaimed as the NDP candidate on February 6.{{cite web |date=February 5, 2017 |title=Updates: Calgary-Heritage and Calgary-Midnapore by-elections | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics |url=http://daveberta.ca/2017/02/updates-calgary-heritage-and-calgary-midnapore-by-elections/ |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=Daveberta.ca |archive-date=April 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414173251/http://daveberta.ca/2017/02/updates-calgary-heritage-and-calgary-midnapore-by-elections/ |url-status=live }}
Ryan Zedic was acclaimed as the Green Party of Canada candidate on December 8, 2016.{{cite web |title=Political Participants Registration: Nomination Contests Database |url=http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/NC/Details?province=-1&distyear=2013&district=1613&party=-1&selectedid=8564 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |publisher=Elections Canada |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131185605/http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/NC/Details?province=-1&distyear=2013&district=1613&party=-1&selectedid=8564 |url-status=live }}
Results
{{2017 Canadian federal by-elections/Calgary Midnapore}}
2015 results
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Calgary Midnapore}}
References
{{Reflist}}{{By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament}}
Category:2017 elections in Canada