By Greg Fry
Election 2019

Prince George voters flock to advance polls

Oct 18, 2019 | 2:30 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — If advance polls are any indication, voter turnout should be fairly high locally on General Voting Day Monday.

According to Elections Canada, 12,380 eligible voters in Cariboo-Prince George cast a ballot during advance polls last weekend – up 25 per cent from advance polls in 2015.

The advance numbers were even more impressive in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies where 15,341 people voted.

That’s a 40 per cent bump from 2015. Elections Canada says it’s a trend they’ve seen across the country.

“Yes it is. I think it’s pretty clear that Canadians like the option of voting at advance polls and I think the increase to 12 hours to eight hours in 2015 has also played into this increase in participation,” says Andrea Marantz, spokesperson with Elections Canada.

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Nationally, 68.5 per cent of Canadians cast a ballot in the 2015 election.

That was the highest turnout since the 1993 federal election when 69.6 per cent of Canadians hit the polls.

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