Uptick in voters at local advance polls compared to 2019, Elections Canada numbers show

CBC News | Posted: September 15, 2021 2:42 PM | Last Updated: September 15, 2021

Close to 5.8 million Canadians voted over 4 days of advance polling

Image | Advance federal election polls Guelph

Caption: People leave the Victoria Road Rec Centre in Guelph where an advance poll was held over the weekend. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)

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New numbers from Elections Canada show a significant uptick of people voting in advance polls in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County this past weekend compared to 2019.

Embed | Advance poll numbers Waterloo region, Guelph, Wellington

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Close to 5.8 million Canadians voted over the four days of advance polling from Friday to Monday, a new record. That was an 18 per cent increase from the nearly 4.9 million Canadians who voted in advance polls during the 2019 election, which was the previous record for federal elections since since 1997.

Media Video | The National : Voters flock to advance polls despite confusion over where to vote

Caption: Nearly 20 per cent more voters used advanced polls compared to the last federal election, but some voters had to navigate confusion over polling stations first.

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Uptick in voters at local advance polls compared to 2019, Elections Canada numbers show

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