2019 Provincial General Election Advance Poll Turnout

April 15, 2019

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta today announced unofficial voter turnout numbers for the advance polls that commenced on Tuesday, April 9th and ended on Saturday, April 13th, 2019.  Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler stated “The turnout at advance polls was record breaking, with almost triple the number of votes cast at the advance polls than in the 2015 general election.  With over 696,000 ballots cast province wide in five days, my appreciation goes out to all the election officers who worked tirelessly to provide so many accessible and convenient voting options for electors”.

Over the five days of advance poll voting, electors had the ability to cast their ballot at any of the 268 advance poll locations held across the province.  The estimated total of ballots cast during the advance polls is 696,000.

Ballots cast by electors within their electoral division will be counted following the close of polls on Election Night in their respective electoral divisions.  Approximately 473,000 ballots were cast by electors in their electoral divisions.

Ballots cast by electors at locations outside their electoral divisions will be counted in the days following Election Day. Approximately 223,000 ballots were cast by electors outside of their electoral divisions.

Please reference the attached Backgrounder for a breakdown of the ‘Vote Anywhere’ ballots that will remain to be counted following Election Day.

 

Election Day

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 is Election Day.  Voting locations will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Electors must vote at their assigned location on Election Day.  Voters are reminded to bring their Where-to-Vote cards with them to the polls.  If electors are not registered to vote, identification is required to validate their name and address.

Election Day voting locations are printed on Where-to-Vote cards sent to all registered electors.  A complete list of Election Day voting locations is available at www.elections.ab.ca.

For more information about the provincial general election visit www.elections.ab.ca, call toll free at 1-877-422-VOTE (8683) during normal office hours, join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

 

Elections Alberta is an independent non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly responsible for administering provincial elections, by‑elections and referenda.

 

For media inquiries, please contact:

Pamela Renwick
Director, Operations and Communications
Suite 100, 11510 Kingsway Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2Y5
Pamela.Renwick@elections.ab.ca
780-427-7191

 


 

BACKGROUNDER:  Chief Electoral Officer:   “Advance Poll Voter Turnout”

Number of ‘Vote Anywhere’ Ballots cast by Electoral Division (all ballots to be counted centrally starting on April 17 at 1:00 p.m., and continuing daily until complete).

Electoral Division Vote Anywhere Ballots
01   CALGARY-ACADIA 4,537
02   CALGARY-BEDDINGTON 5,015
03   CALGARY-BOW 6,363
04   CALGARY-BUFFALO 6,298
05   CALGARY-CROSS 1,170
06   CALGARY-CURRIE 3,212
07   CALGARY-EAST 1,187
08   CALGARY-EDGEMONT 2,031
09   CALGARY-ELBOW 4,096
10   CALGARY-FALCONRIDGE 1,714
11   CALGARY-FISH CREEK 5,391
12   CALGARY-FOOTHILLS 7,397
13   CALGARY-GLENMORE 2,374
14   CALGARY-HAYS 4,410
15   CALGARY-KLEIN 2,479
16   CALGARY-LOUGHEED 2,113
17   CALGARY-MCCALL 951
18   CALGARY-MOUNTAIN VIEW 5,300
19   CALGARY-NORTH 4,925
20   CALGARY-NORTH EAST 2,419
21   CALGARY-NORTH WEST 4,429
22   CALGARY-PEIGAN 3,566
23   CALGARY-SHAW 5,316
24   CALGARY-SOUTH EAST 4,592
25   CALGARY-VARSITY 4,467
26   CALGARY-WEST 2,302
27   EDMONTON-BEVERLY-CLAREVIEW 1,797
28   EDMONTON-CASTLE DOWNS 2,508
29   EDMONTON-CITY CENTRE 5,257
30   EDMONTON-DECORE 1,616
31   EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE 1,736
32   EDMONTON-GLENORA 1,626
33   EDMONTON-GOLD BAR 1,185
34   EDMONTON-HIGHLANDS-NORWOOD 2,171
35   EDMONTON-MANNING 1,999
36   EDMONTON-MCCLUNG 4,248
37   EDMONTON-MEADOWS 1,699
38   EDMONTON-MILL WOODS 2,898
39   EDMONTON-NORTH WEST 2,797
40   EDMONTON-RIVERVIEW 2,398
41   EDMONTON-RUTHERFORD 3,360
42   EDMONTON-SOUTH 3,228
43   EDMONTON-SOUTH WEST 5,679
44   EDMONTON-STRATHCONA 4,134
45   EDMONTON-WEST HENDAY 3,969
46   EDMONTON-WHITEMUD 1,583
47   AIRDRIE-COCHRANE 1,977
48   AIRDRIE-EAST 4,219
49   ATHABASCA-BARRHEAD-WESTLOCK 1,283
50   BANFF-KANANASKIS 2,607
51   BONNYVILLE-COLD LAKE-ST. PAUL 492
52   BROOKS-MEDICINE HAT 1,221
53   CAMROSE 1,804
54   CARDSTON-SIKSIKA 869
55   CENTRAL PEACE-NOTLEY 489
56   CHESTERMERE-STRATHMORE 2,316
57   CYPRESS-MEDICINE HAT 926
58   DRAYTON VALLEY-DEVON 2,241
59   DRUMHELLER-STETTLER 563
60   FORT MCMURRAY-LAC LA BICHE 940
61   FORT MCMURRAY-WOOD BUFFALO 1,822
62   FORT SASKATCHEWAN-VEGREVILLE 1,238
63   GRANDE PRAIRIE 2,089
64   GRANDE PRAIRIE-WAPITI 2,329
65   HIGHWOOD 2,076
66   INNISFAIL-SYLVAN LAKE 2,079
67   LAC STE. ANNE-PARKLAND 3,274
68   LACOMBE-PONOKA 1,002
69   LEDUC-BEAUMONT 772
70   LESSER SLAVE LAKE 209
71   LETHBRIDGE-EAST 2,040
72   LETHBRIDGE-WEST 1,751
73   LIVINGSTONE-MACLEOD 781
74   MASKWACIS-WETASKIWIN 2,777
75   MORINVILLE-ST. ALBERT 3,405
76   OLDS-DIDSBURY-THREE HILLS 1,645
77   PEACE RIVER 350
78   RED DEER-NORTH 819
79   RED DEER-SOUTH 3,688
80   RIMBEY-ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE-SUNDRE 1,969
81   SHERWOOD PARK 2,435
82   SPRUCE GROVE-STONY PLAIN 927
83   ST. ALBERT 1,182
84   STRATHCONA-SHERWOOD PARK 3,967
85   TABER-WARNER 1,091
86   VERMILION-LLOYDMINSTER-WAINWRIGHT 943
87   WEST YELLOWHEAD 786

 

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