The riding of was vacated on July 4, 2017, due to the resignation of Rona Ambrose whose term as interim Conservative Party of Canada leader ended with the election of her successor on May 27, 2017.

[1] The suburban Edmonton riding was created for the 2015 federal election and has had Ambrose as its sole MP.

It was created predominantly out of the former electoral district of Edmonton—Spruce Grove – for which Ambrose was the MP since its inception at the 2004 federal election – as well as Westlock—St.

A rumoured candidate for the Conservative nomination was Garry Keller, who served as Ambrose's chief of staff.

[10] Educator Ernest Chauvet defeated businessman Kevin Schulthies for the Christian Heritage Party nomination on September 14.