FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2020
VICTORIA – Preliminary turnout figures for the first day of advance voting are now available on the Elections BC website. Updated turnout numbers will be published after each day of advance voting.
104,937 voters voted yesterday on the first day of the advance voting period. In 2017, 122,465 voters voted on the first day of advance voting.
There was a delay in receiving preliminary turnout figures from the following electoral districts:
Preliminary turnout figures for these electoral districts will be published tomorrow.
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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Director, Communications
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca
Elections BC is a non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia in accordance with the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.
Toll-Free: 1-800-661-8683
TTY: 1-888-456-5448
electionsbc@elections.bc.ca
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