Albertans living in the federal riding of Battle River-Crowfoot will soon have a new member of Parliament as they prepare to vote in Monday's byelection.

Prime Minister Mark Carney called the byelection in June after Conservative MP Damien Kurek stepped down from his seat so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run.

Poilievre lost his long-held Ottawa seat of Carleton, when Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy won that seat in an upset.

Kurek's resignation came after he handily won the riding in April. The history of the riding and its previous incarnations indicate it has been one of the safest blue seats in the country.

The Battle River-Crowfoot riding covers a large swath of eastern and central Alberta, encompassing communities like Drumheller, Hanna, Stettler, Camrose and Provost.

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