Conservative leader wins Canada byelection, regaining parliament seat

Pierre Poilievre returns to House of Commons after shock April loss and narrower margin in Tory stronghold

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.