Central Peace-Notley voters narrowly back pursuing Alberta separation

Separation vote exposes divide in small-town Alberta

Residents in one central Alberta riding are reflecting on the province’s separation referendum result after it became one of only two ridings to vote in favour of moving toward a referendum on leaving Canada In the provincewide vote, 75 per cent of Albertans chose to remain in Canada, rejecting an option that would have started […]

Northern Alberta shows higher support for separation, especially in rural areas

The referendum results are not quite final, but it’s clear rural Albertans in the province’s north more strongly support separation than those in the big cities. Central Peace-Notley riding saw the highest support for Option 2 — to hold a second, binding referendum on separation — at 50.7 per cent with three polls remaining.

Urban, rural voters in southern Alberta somewhat divided

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‘They’re being left behind’: Why this Alberta riding backed another referendum

While voters in most ridings cast ballots in favour of staying in Canada in Monday’s referendum, a majority in two rural ridings said they wanted Alberta to hold another vote on whether the province should leave Canada and become independent.

Central Peace-Notley voters narrowly back pursuing Alberta separation

While Alberta voters rejected a move toward separation from Canada, the results were much closer in some rural parts of the province, including Central Peace-Notley in the province’s northwest.

Some rural Alberta ridings see near-split votes on separation question

In some rural communities, votes for remaining in the country or pursuing a binding referendum on separation were far closer than in the rest of the province.