The requirement to write in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre or other candidates' names during last week's byelection doesn't appear to have made an impact on how many ballots were rejected.

A larger share of ballots were rejected when Poilievre lost in his former Carleton riding in April than the Aug. 18 race in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot.

The validated results posted by Elections Canada over the weekend show that 211 ballots were rejected in last week's byelection — 0.4 per cent of the total votes cast.

By comparison, 391 ballots were rejected in the same riding during April's general election — 0.6 per cent of the total. In Carleton, where Poilievre ran against 90 other candidates, 595 ballots were rejected, 0.7 per cent of the total votes in that riding.

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