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Conservative leader wins Canada byelection, regaining parliament seat

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The Conservative party leader, Pierre Poilievre, celebrates his win in Camrose, Alberta, on Monday. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

Canada’s Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has won a closely watched byelection in the province of Alberta, giving him a chance to return to parliament after suffering a shock defeat in April’s federal election.

Poilievre finished with 80.4% of the vote after Monday’s election in the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, in the deeply Conservative western province.

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