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First Estimate of Advance Poll Turnout

Preliminary Figures from Advance Polls in
Federal By-elections Now Available

Gatineau, Tuesday, March 28, 2017

• Preliminary figures indicate that 23,075 electors voted at the advance polls for the by-elections in Calgary Heritage (Alberta), Calgary Midnapore (Alberta), Markham–Thornhill (Ontario), Ottawa–Vanier (Ontario) and Saint-Laurent (Quebec).
• Note that these are preliminary estimates and that not all polls may have reported as yet.
• The table below shows the number of electors who voted in advance in the current by-elections and those who did so in the 42nd general election in 2015.

Electoral District	Preliminary Number of Voters at Advance Polls in Current By-election	Official Number of Voters at Advance Polls in 42nd General Election
Calgary Heritage	4,843	11,179
Calgary Midnapore	4,450	9,544
Markham–Thornhill	5,577	11,085
Ottawa–Vanier	4,734	13,460
Saint-Laurent	3,471	8,342
Total	23,075	53,610

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