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CBC
3 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
With P.E.I. byelections days away, a quarter of eligible voters have cast ballots
Social Sharing Elections P.E.I. says advance polling in the Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park and Brackley-Hunter River provincial byelections each attracted more than 1,000 voters, amounting to about a quarter of eligible electors. In District 9, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, the three days of advance polling that ended Friday drew a total of 1,127 ballots. That made up 26.62 per cent of the 4,234 registered electors. A total of 1,004 people cast ballots in District 15 Brackley-Hunter River, last held by former premier Dennis King. That represented 25.18 per cent of the 3,987 registered electors. Election day for the rest of the eligible voters is Tuesday, Aug. 12. Polls will be open that day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Elections P.E.I. said people who asked for a mail-in ballot must make sure it is returned to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer no later than noon on Aug. 12 to be included in the count. Meet the candidates running for the P.E.I. Legislature in the District 9 byelection 3 days ago People in two provincial electoral districts will be going to the polls to vote in byelections on Aug. 12. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau hit the campaign trail in District 9, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, with the candidates running to be the area's next MLA in the P.E.I. Legislature. In alphabetical order, the District 9 candidates are: Dennis Jameson for the Progressive Conservatives. Dr. Janine Karpakis for the Green Party. Carolyn Simpson for the Liberals. Simone Webster for the New Democratic Party. Meet the candidates running for the P.E.I. Legislature in the District 15 byelection 2 days ago People in two provincial electoral districts will be going to the polls to vote in byelections on Aug. 12. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau spent some time with the candidates in District 15, Brackley-Hunter River, who are vying to be the area's next MLA in the P.E.I. Legislature. In alphabetical order, the District 15 candidates are: Kent Dollar for the Progressive Conservatives. Nicole Ford for the Liberals. Philip Hamming for the Green Party. Michelle Neill for the New Democratic Party.
CBC
6 days ago
- Politics
- CBC
Advance voting underway in provincial byelection in Arthabaska
Electors in the provincial riding of Arthabaska are taking part in advance polling starting today ahead of a byelection on Aug. 11. Voters will be able to cast a ballot today and Monday and will have at least 10 candidates from which to chose in the hotly contested riding previously held by the governing Coalition Avenir Québec. The main fight seems to pit the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Eric Duhaime, and Parti Québécois candidate Alex Boissonneault. The Coalition is running Keven Brasseur in attempt to hold the riding, while the Opposition Quebec Liberals and Quebec solidaire are also running candidates. The byelection was triggered after the departure of Eric Lefebvre, who left the Quebec government to run federally and was elected in the April election as an MP for Richmond-Arthabaska with the Conservative Party of Canada. The riding was easily won by Lefebvre in October 2022, when he captured 51.75 per cent of votes, finishing more than 12,000 votes ahead of his closest rival.
