India, Aug. 14 -- Advance polls for a by-election witnessed a higher turnout than the Federal election this year as Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre attempts to return to the House of Commons.

Poilievre is the party candidate from the riding (as constituencies are called in Canada) of Battle River-Crowfoot in the province of Alberta. He is trying to regain a seat in Parliament after suffering a shock defeat from Carleton in Ontario in the April Federal election.

While Battle River-Crowfoot is considered a safe Conservative seat in rural Alberta, the high-profile nature of the by-election, scheduled for Monday, August 18, has resulted in a spike in early voter turnout.

In a release on Wednesday, Elections Canada 14454 voters p...