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During the Thanksgiving long weekend, 149,043 people cast early ballots in Saskatchewan’s 14 federal ridings.
That compares to 91,891 advance votes in the 2015 federal election.
A breakdown provided by Elections Canada on Friday afternoon offered a detailed look at the number of votes cast in each area.
- Battlefords-Lloydminster 8,734
- Cypress Hills-Grasslands 8,470
- Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River 5,045
- Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek 11,524
- Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan 10,181
- Prince Albert 9,586
- Regina-Lewvan 14,394
- Regina-Qu’Appelle 9,205
- Regina-Wascana 13,572
- Saskatoon-Grasswood 14,710
- Saskatoon-University 14,816
- Saskatoon West 11,930
- Souris-Moose Mountain 9,264
- Yorkton-Melville 7,612
The updated information confirms the initial numbers reported on Tuesday, after advance polls closed, were accurate.
Elections Canada estimates showed 4.7 million people voted early across the country. The numbers released Friday showed a total of 4,774,963 took advantage of advance polls.
It’s an overall increase of 29 per cent compared to the 2015 turnout.
Voting day is Monday.
