Elections Canada said more than 14,000 people voted in the advance polls of the federal byelection of Battle River-Crowfoot in Alberta.

That’s the riding Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running in after losing his Ottawa-area seat in the April federal election to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.

Poilievre’s former riding of Carleton saw the highest voter turnout during advance polls in that election, with more than 43,000 people showing up to cast their ballot early.

Elections Canada data shows around the same number of people voted during advance polls in Battle River Crowfoot as voted in the advance poll in the April election.

For the first time, Elections Canada is requiring voters to fill out a blank ballot with the name of their preferred candidate. Elections Canada said votes wil

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