Canadians head to the polls today, although millions across the nation have already cast their ballots.
Roughly 200,000 more Albertans cast their ballot during early voting during this election than the number of people who did during the 2021 election.
According to Elections Canada, 815,131 people across the province voted during the four-day advanced voting period. In the Ponoka-Didsbury riding 27,715 people took part, while 27,266 cast their ballots in the Yellowhead riding.
Last Tuesday, Elections Canada announced advanced voting was up 25 per cent from the last federal election – with 7.3 million Canadians casting their ballot ahead of the general election. Monday, April 21st was the busiest day for early voting across the country with 2,100,273 casting their ballot.
This is the federal election day (April 28th), with polls across Alberta open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. For voter eligibility requirements, where to vote in your constituency, and more go to elections.ca.
Local election night results will be updated throughout the evening on mymountainviewnow.com.
