Canadians turnout in record numbers at advance polls
Canadians decided to beat the election day lines and turned out in record numbers to advance polling stations over the Easter long weekend.
Canadians decided to beat the election day lines and turned out in record numbers to advance polling stations over the Easter long weekend.
Elections Canada estimates that nearly 7.3 million Canadians turned out to vote over the four-day period between April 18 and April 21, a new record. This marks a more than 20% increase in turnout at advance polls compared to the 2021 election where 5.8 million voters cast their ballot at advance polling stations and in 2019 when 4.8 million electors voted.
On the first day of advance polling, the non-partisan elections agency said that more than two million people voted on April 18th, a single-day record at advance polls.