2009 By-elections Help - Important Notices
Preliminary Results:
Preliminary results are unofficial results based
on the statements of the vote prepared for each polling
station under section 287 of the Canada Elections Act.
The statements of the vote are prepared by deputy returning
officers and transmitted by telephone on election night
to returning officers. Each returning officer must validate
these results, based on the written statement of each deputy
returning officer, within seven days of election day. Six
days after the validation of results, or as soon as possible
after the completion of a judicial recount, the returning
officer must declare elected the candidate
who obtained the largest number of votes by signing and
returning the writ to the Chief Electoral Officer.
Important Notices:
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Voter turnout: Voter turnout is calculated by dividing the number of valid votes by the number of electors registered to vote. Please note that the number of registered electors shown in this table does not include electors who registered on election day.
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Rejected ballots: Any ballot that has not been marked or has been incorrectly marked by the elector is not counted. Statistics on rejected ballots will be available only after the validated election results are released.
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Spoiled ballots: A ballot that has not been deposited in the ballot box and has been found by the deputy returning officer to be soiled or improperly printed, or that has been handed back to the deputy returning officer by an elector and exchanged for another ballot.
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Polls reporting: The number of polling stations that have closed and are reporting preliminary results.