Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre greets supporters after winning a by-election in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding on Monday.

Voters in a Central Alberta riding are sending Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre back to the House of Commons after a by-election on Monday, months since he was shut out of Parliament by losing his own seat.

As of 10:30 p.m. in Alberta, Mr. Poilievre had nearly 81 per cent share of the vote in the Conservative stronghold of Battle River-Crowfoot against 213 other candidates.

The sprawling Alberta riding was last won by Damien Kurek with nearly 82 per cent of the vote. Mr. Kurek had stepped aside in June to allow Mr. Poilievre to run for the seat. The Conservative Leader had lost the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton to Liberal political rookie Bruce Fan

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