All 216 Ponoka-Didsbury polling divisions of the 45th general federal election reported results by Tuesday morning after polls closed in Alberta at 7:30 p.m. on April 28.
While returning officers can’t declare who was elected until after a validation process that must take place within six days of polling day, Elections Canada releases preliminary results.
According to preliminary results, 76.02 per cent (68,588 ) of 90,227 registered Ponoka-Didsbury electors cast valid votes, although the total does not include electors who registered on election day.
Of those 68,588 valid votes cast:.
• 56,110 votes were cast for Blaine Calkins (Conservative)– 81.8 per cent
• 7,419 votes were cast for Logan Hooley (NDP) – 10.8 per cent
• 2,129 votes were cast for Grant Abraham (United Party of Canada) – 3.1 per cent
• 1,641 votes were cast for Zarnab Zafar (no affiliation) – 2.4 per cent
• 1,289 votes were cast for Larry Gratton (People's Party of Canada) – 1.9 per cent
According to Elections Canada, "this has been a high-interest election, and many Canadians cast their vote early, whether by special ballot or at advance polls."
A total of 27,715 people cast ballots in the federal election advance poll in the new Ponoka-Didsbury riding between April 18 and April 21, according to Elections Canada.
Nationwide, a record number of votes were cast at advance polls.
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