{"id":118300,"date":"2017-09-18T03:18:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T07:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=118300"},"modified":"2017-09-18T03:18:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T07:18:48","slug":"byelections-to-be-held-in-october-in-tory-held-ridings-in-quebec-and-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/18\/byelections-to-be-held-in-october-in-tory-held-ridings-in-quebec-and-alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Byelections to be held in October in Tory held ridings in Quebec and Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elections Canada has announced the dates for two federal byelections to be held in Quebec and\u00a0Alberta\u00a0ridings vacated by Conservative MPs.<\/p>\n

The votes in Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta., and Lac-Saint-Jean, Que., will be held on Monday, Oct. 23.<\/p>\n

Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose had previously held the seat in Sturgeon River-Parkland, just west of Edmonton.<\/p>\n

Ambrose resigned from politics in July after serving as party leader since 2015.<\/p>\n

The Quebec seat was previously held by Denis Lebel, who announced his retirement in June after nearly 10 years in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

The byelections could be an early test for new Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, particularly in Lac-Saint-Jean, where Lebel won in 2015 with only 33 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n

Voters in the two electoral districts can cast their ballots in person or by mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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