Federal byelection called for Calgary Heritage

A federal byelection has been called for the southwest riding of Calgary Heritage.The riding has been vacant since Bob Benzen stepped down on December 31, 2022. Benzen was first elected in April 2017 to replace former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and he was re-elected in 2019. Shuvaloy Majumdar is now the conservative hopeful running to replace Benzen in the southwest Calgary riding.Elliot Weinstein is the Liberal candidate.Advance voting begins on July 14, while election d