A record 214 people ran in the riding, with booklets listing the candidates made available at voting stations.

Elections Canada says just over 200 ballots were rejected in the recent Alberta by-election where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre regained a seat in the House of Commons.

Validated results of the Battle River–Crowfoot by-election posted by Elections Canada show that there were a total of 211 rejected ballots and 51,085 valid votes.

A record 214 people ran in the riding and voters were required for the first time ever to write the name of their preferred candidate on a blank ballot, with booklets listing the candidates made available at voting stations.

Matthew McKenna, a spokesperson for Elections Canada, says “the essential criteria for a ballot to be counted is that t

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