CAMROSE — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre secured a seat in the House of Commons late Monday, winning a byelection in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot.

He was leading with just over 80 per cent of votes in almost a third of polls 1 1/2 hours after voting closed.

That means he has secured a seat in the House of Commons.

"Getting to know the people in this region has been the privilege of my life," Poilievre told a crowd at a victory party in Camrose, Alta.

"In fact, I've had a hell of a lot of fun."

The riding was left vacant shortly after the spring general election, when Conservative Damien Kurek stepped down to make way for the party leader.

Poilievre had been elected in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton seven straight times but lost in April to Liberal Bruce

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