Some Referendum Questions Flip to 'No' as the Count Continues in Alberta
Early results show immigration measures leading narrowly, while Alberta’s constitutional proposals are losing support as ballot counting continues.
- As vote counting continues, more of Alberta's constitutional referendum questions have flipped to "no," reversing early results that showed voters favoring proposals to boost provincial rights.
- Roughly 75 per cent of Albertans backed staying in Canada on the key separation question, while counting for the nine other questions has taken longer.
- The "yes" side leads on immigration questions, though margins remain tight as urban ridings in Calgary and Edmonton largely voted "no."
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney about collaborating on immigration and conceded constitutional matters appear less important to Albertans.
- Elections Alberta expects to publish final results on Oct. 29, with results reported so far remaining subject to robust verification.
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The key question was separation. Approximately 75% of the votes support Alberta's continued presence in Canada.
While the referendum process continues in Alberta, other constitutional issues have shifted to "no".
Some referendum questions flip to 'no' as the count continues in Alberta
More of the constitutional questions in Alberta's historic referendum have flipped to "no" with votes still being counted. Alberta voters went to the polls on Monday and were asked 10 different questions. The key question was on separation and roughly 75 per cent of votes backed staying in...
Constitution-related referendum questions all flip to no, immigration remain yeses
Questions 5 through 9 on the October 19 Alberta referendum have all swapped over to being noes as the date for the official results still sits a week away. As initial results came in, only question 8 was being denied by voters, asking whether provinces who opt out of federal programs working on issues under […]
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