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Advance voting in B.C. election is down compared to 2024
More than 200,000 ballots were cast Saturday as advance voting nears 12% of registered voters, Elections BC said.
- Through Sunday, 440,318 ballots have been cast at polling stations across British Columbia, representing about 12 per cent of all registered voters in the province.
- Advance voting has steadily increased in popularity over two decades, though first-three-day turnout trails the record-setting 480,000 ballots cast during the same period in 2024.
- Voters in major cities participated in large numbers: Vancouver recorded 51,631 ballots, Surrey 45,918, Burnaby 21,053, Kelowna 18,455, and Richmond 15,553 through Sunday.
- Polls remain open through Wednesday, Oct. 21, at stations across British Columbia, with final voting day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24.
- With 3,738,182 registered voters in British Columbia, officials are watching whether turnout will surge in final days, as occurred during the 2024 provincial election.
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L 69%
C 28%
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