The conservative chief Pierre Hairyis won the by -election in the constituency of Battle River – Crowfoot, in Alberta. He thus obtained a seat in the House of Commons.
After the counting of more than 99 % of the polling stations, Pierre Hairy reaped 80.4 % of the vote, or 40,548 votes. Her closest rival, the independent candidate Bonnie Crichley, obtained 9.9 % of the vote, or 5013 votes.
Liberal candidate Darcy Spady collected 4.3 % of the vote and the candidate of the new Democratic Party (NPD) 2.1 %.
The participation rate was around 58.8 %.
A polling station has not been stripped, so the final results will be published in the morning, elections Canada said on the night of Monday to Tuesday.
Getting to know the people of this region was the privilege of my life.
Battle River – Crowfoot, this vast district in eastern Alberta, which extends from Edmonton to Calgary, is considered one of the strong conservative castles. Pierre Hairyvre was widely expected to win.
Lori Williams, professor of political science at Mount Royal University in Calgary, said that Mr. Hairy was to win the constituency decisively
because he has to face a vote of confidence of the members of the Conservative Party of Canada next January.
Pierre and Anaida Hairyvre, alongside Damien and Danielle Kurek, celebrate the victory of the conservative party leader in Battle River – Crowfoot.
Photo: Canadian press / Jason Franson
After voting in the April elections in April, the voters were invited to vote again after the resignation of the curator Damien Kurek, who left his post of federal deputy. This was to allow the party leader, Pierre Hairy, to try to be elected to the House of Commons.
The latter was trying his luck in Alberta after being beaten in the riding of Carleton, Ontario.
Battle River – Crowfoot is the constituency in which the Conservatives won the greatest percentage of the vote in Alberta during the last federal ballot. Damien Kurek had won with around 82 % of the votes.
Special voting bulletins
Elections Canada had made a special ballot available to voters due to the record number of registered candidates, which amounts to 214.
Instead of checking a box next to the name of the chosen candidate, the voters had to write by hand the name of the latter on their ballot.
Elections Canada explains that even if the candidate’s name is poorly spelled, the vote will be counted. However, the vote will be rejected if it only contains the name of a political party.
A list with the names of the candidates was available in polling stations.
Among the 214 candidates registered, 204 were as independent. A majority of them were part of the longest ballot committee, which demands reform of the voting system.
Ashley Macdonald, from the Green Party, Darcy Spady, of the Liberal Party, and Katherine Swampy, of the new Democratic Party (NPD), were in particular in the running.
With Canadian press information
