Advance Poll Voter Turnout

October 27, 2014

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta today announced preliminary voter turnout numbers for the Advance Polls that commenced on Wednesday, October 22 and ended on Saturday, October 25, 2014, in each of the four electoral divisions holding by-elections: Calgary-Elbow; Calgary-Foothills; Calgary-West; and Edmonton-Whitemud.

An estimated 9,698 ballots were cast in total by electors during the four days of Advance Poll voting in the four electoral divisions. This compares to 12,335 ballots cast in total during three days in the same electoral divisions during the 2012 Provincial General Election.

Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, is encouraged by the voter turnout during the Advance Polls and election staff are prepared for a strong turnout on Election Day.

Preliminary advance poll voter turnout by electoral division:

Calgary-Elbow
2014 By-Election……………………….……..1,159 ballots cast
2012 Provincial General Election………..2,501 ballots cast
Calgary-Foothills
2014 By-Election………………….…………..2,969 ballots cast
2012 Provincial General Election………..3,108 ballots cast
Calgary-West
2014 By-Election……………………….……..2,453 ballots cast
2012 Provincial General Election………..3,347 ballots cast
Edmonton-Whitemud
2014 By-Election………………….…………..3,117 ballots cast
2012 Provincial General Election………..3,379 ballots cast

Today, Monday, October 27, 2014, is Election Day. Voting locations will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voters are reminded to bring their Notice of Voter Registration Cards with them to the polls. If electors are not registered to vote, identification is required to validate their name and address.

Polling day voting locations are printed on Notice of Voter Registration Cards sent to all registered electors. A complete list of Polling Day voting locations is available at www.elections.ab.ca.

Special Ballot voting continues at the four local returning offices until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2014.

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

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For media inquiries, please contact:
Drew Westwater
Director, Election Operations and Communications
Suite 100, 11510 Kingsway Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T5G 2Y5
780-427-1038

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