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Over seven million Canadians utilize advanced voting

Advance voting was up 25 per cent from the last federal election, with more than 7 million Canadians casting their ballot ahead of election day.

Elections Canada stated between April 18th and April 21st, an estimated 7.3 million people voted, up from 5.8 million from the advance polls in 2021.

Data for the Kootenay ridings isn’t yet available, but it’s expected that a breakdown will be available at Elections.ca.

General voting day is set for April 28th.


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