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About 7.3 cardinal Canadians took vantage of advance voting and formed their ballots implicit the agelong weekend, according to Elections Canada.
That's an summation from the 5.8 cardinal Canadians who voted aboriginal successful 2021
CBC News
· Posted: Apr 22, 2025 1:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago
An estimated 7.3 cardinal Canadians — a record — took vantage of advance polls and formed their ballots implicit the agelong weekend, according to Elections Canada.
The non-partisan agency said based connected its preliminary figures, that marks a 25 per cent summation from the 5.8 cardinal electors who voted successful beforehand during the 2021 national election.
"We convey each predetermination workers for their dedication and each voters for their patience," said Elections Canada successful a societal media post.
Advance polls were unfastened connected Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday crossed the country.
Over the weekend, a spokesperson for Elections Canada said it's excessively aboriginal to say whether the record-high turnout volition pb to higher elector turnout for the predetermination overall, but said it's a motion that Canadians are engaged.
During the past national predetermination much than 17 cardinal voters formed their ballots, representing a elector turnout of 62.6 per cent, said the autarkic agency.
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