Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will face a review of his leadership in January after his party failed to oust the Liberals from power.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Federal Conservatives will hold their national convention next January in Calgary, the party has announced.
Conservatives won 24 additional seats in the April 28 election, but failed to win power despite leading in public-opinion polling for many months ahead of the vote.
Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his Ottawa-area seat in the election to a rookie Liberal, will face a vote on his leadership during the Jan. 29 to 31 convention at the Telus Centre.
Mark Carney, who won the Liberal leadership and became Prime Minister in March, led the Liberals to their fourth consecutive term, winning a minority government.
Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek has officially resigned as MP for his Battle River-Crowfoot riding so Mr. Poilievre can run there and gain access to the House of Commons.
Stephen Harper was the last Conservative leader to lose an election and face a leadership vote. In 2005, he won the support of 84 per cent of party members.
In a statement, the party president said Calgary was a good venue for the convention gathering.
“Calgary is a dynamic, entrepreneurial and growing city that reflects this Conservative Party, and is the perfect place to gather together,” said Stephen Barber.
The federal election has left the Conservatives with 143 seats in the House of Commons while the Liberals are governing with 169 seats. The Bloc Québécois has 22 seats, the NDP seven and there is one member of the Green Party.