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Conservative MP Scott Aitchison expected to resign by the end of the year

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National Post · collected 2026-09-29 · by Christopher Nardi

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Scott Aitchison, a Conservative MP for Parry Sound—Muskoka in Ontario since 2019, is expected to resign his seat by the end of the fall parliamentary sitting this year. Sources indicate that Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative party, was informed last week about Aitchison's intention to leave. Aitchison had previously run for the party leadership in 2022 but finished fifth.

Aitchison's resignation will bring the total number of Conservative MPs leaving since the start of this year to eight and add another vacant seat to the House of Commons, where six seats are already empty. The riding he represents was considered a relatively safe Conservative seat; however, current polling suggests it could flip to Liberal control if there were an immediate by-election.

The announcement comes amid growing concerns within the party about its public image and declining popularity since Poilievre's leadership took over in 2025.

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Conservative Liberals OTTAWA Ontario Parry Sound

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Conservative NORP · 4× Aitchison PERSON · 3× Liberals NORP · 3× Ontario GPE · 2× Parry Sound GPE · 2× Poilievre PERSON · 2× OTTAWA GPE · 1× Scott Aitchison PERSON · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× the House of Commons ORG · 1×

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Aitchison represents Parry Sound—Muskoka, a large rural Ontario riding a few hours north of Toronto and was first elected for the Conservatives in 2019 after serving for decades on Huntsville Town Council, where he was mayor from 2014 to 2019.
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🔮 Conservative MP and former leadership contender Scott Aitchison is expected to resign from the House of Commons by the end of the year, becoming the eighth party member to leave the caucus since last election.
2026-09-29 · National Post
Conservative MP Scott Aitchison expected to resign by the end of the year · assertive framing

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Conservative MP and former leadership contender Scott Aitchison is expected to resign from the House of Commons by the end of the year, becoming the eighth party member to leave the caucus since last election. asserted
Aitchison → expect → election
Aitchison represents Parry Sound—Muskoka, a large rural Ontario riding a few hours north of Toronto and was first elected for the Conservatives in 2019 after serving for decades on Huntsville Town Council, where he was mayor from 2014 to 2019. asserted
he → represent → 2019
He also ran for Conservative leadership against Pierre Poilievre in 2022, where he finished fourth in a pool of four candidates. asserted
he → run → candidates
His resignation was first reported by CTV News. asserted
resignation → report → News
Aitchison’s resignation will spark a new political test for Poilievre as poll aggregator 338Canada suggests that Parry Sound—Muskoka could flip to the Liberals if a byelection were held today. uncertain
byelection → spark → Liberals
Aitchison won the riding in 2025 with a 10 point lead over the Liberals. asserted
Aitchison → win → Liberals
This summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals won the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord from the Tories during a by-election sparked by Conservative MP Richard Martel’s appointment to the Senate. asserted
Liberals → win → Senate
Poilievre will also eventually have to fight to maintain the Ontario riding of Brantford—Brant South left vacant after the recent resignation of Conservative MP Larry Brock, who returned to his previous job as Crown prosecutor. asserted
who → have → prosecutor
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