CAMROSE, Alta. — Polls closed Monday night in a rural Alberta byelection that will determine whether Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre regains a seat in the House of Commons.

Battle River—Crowfoot was left vacant when Conservative Damien Kurek stepped down shortly after the spring election to make way for Poilievre to run for the seat. Poilievre lost after being elected in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton seven straight times.

The byelection is in one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, and many expect the Tory leader to win by a large margin.

Stacey Martin, who lives in Camrose, Alta., lined up to cast her ballot in the final hours of voting. She said she voted for Poilievre because he’s “the best one to represent us.

“I think it’s going to come out Pierre, because I

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