Record advance voting breaks Canadian polling records

April 22, 2025, 1:22 pm

Elections Canada reported a record-breaking advance poll turnout with 7.3 million ballots cast over a four‐day period ahead of the federal election. Voter enthusiasm soared, setting a new milestone in early participation and shaking up the conventional election narrative.

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winnipegfreepress.com / Ballot box issue: Elections Canada criticized over long lines

Deciding to vote early, Bill Lopuck opened the door to his riding’s advance poll in St. Norbert last week, saw a sea of humanity, and promptly left. When he returned […]

nationalpost.com / Conservatives channel Viagra as record Ontario voters risk killing their mood: Election Power Meter

Easter long weekend was anything but restful for election workers as 7.3 million Canadians flocked to advance polls

nationalpost.com / A record 7.3 million Canadians voted in advance polls

Elections Canada previously reported more than 2 million voted on Good Friday alone

ledevoir.com / 7,3 millions d’électeurs ont voté par anticipation

Lors des dernières élections fédérales en 2021, 5,8 millions d’électeurs avaient choisi de voter à l’avance.

torontosun.com / Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year. The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted. That’s up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election....

citynews.ca / Federal election 2025: Elections Canada reports large jump in advance voting

Amid recent news residents in Canada set a one-day advance vote total, the country’s elections body is reporting a large jump in ballots cast by voters ahead of the general election date. According to preliminary data published by Elections Canada, approximately 7.3 million people eligible to...

globalnews.ca / Advance voting over last 4 days shatters records, Elections Canada says

Preliminary figures released by Elections Canada show an estimated 7.3 million ballots were cast over the four-day advance polling period.

thestar.com / Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA - Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year.


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