Official Results Released
October 26, 2021
EDMONTON – Elections Alberta has received the Orders in Council to conduct a Referendum Vote in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta Municipal Elections and the Alberta Senate Election on October 18, 2021.
Elections Alberta has released the official results for the 2021 Alberta Senate Election and Referendum Vote on Equalization and Daylight Saving Time.
The Senate Election and Referendum Vote took place on October 18, 2021, in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta Municipal Elections. Municipalities throughout the province conducted the vote and completed the unofficial count of ballots.
On October 26, 2021, Elections Alberta completed the Official Tabulation of Results.
Senate Election
The Chief Electoral Officer has declared elected, as Senate Nominees, the following three candidates that received the highest number of votes:
- Pam Davidson, Conservative Party of Canada
- Erika Barootes, Conservative Party of Canada
- Mykhailo Martyniouk, Conservative Party of Canada
Referendum Vote: Equalization
The referendum question on Equalization asked electors:
Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 – Parliament and the government of Canada’s commitment to the principle of making equalization payments – be removed from the constitution?
Electors could vote “yes” or “no” on the question.
The Chief Electoral Officer has announced the following results for the referendum:
- “Yes” – 642,501 votes, representing 61.7% of valid ballots cast
- “No” – 399,169 votes, representing 38.3% of valid ballots cast
Referendum Vote: Daylight Saving Time
The referendum question on Daylight Saving Time asked electors:
Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?
Electors could vote “yes” or “no” on the question.
The Chief Electoral Officer has announced the following results for the referendum:
• “Yes” – 532,911 votes, representing 49.9% of valid ballots cast
• “No” – 535,745 votes, representing 50.1% of valid ballots cast
Results Available
The provincial vote totals, as well as the votes reported from each municipality, are now available at www.elections.ab.ca.
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
Acting Deputy Chief Electoral Officer
Suite 100, 11510 Kingsway Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2Y5
780-427-7191
Pamela.Renwick@elections.ab.ca
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