Brian Jean, the United Conservative Party candidate and former leader of the Wildrose Party, will claim victory in the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection Tuesday night, CBC News projects.
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Voters are heading to the polls for the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection, with one candidate hoping to use the vote as a step toward unseating Premier Jason Kenney.
The Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche seat was left open after MLA Laila Goodridge jumped from provincial to federal politics in August.
Polls open at 9 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m.
Running in the byelection are eight candidates: Marilyn Burns, Advantage Party of
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