Over 9,000 voters cast ballots on second day of advance polling in P.E.I. election

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — 1000’s of voters turned out for the second day of advance polling within the 2023 P.E.I. normal election.

The second day of advance voting started at 9 a.m. and clewed up at 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, with 9,373 voters casting their ballots.

Of 105,446 registered voters, 8.89 per cent voted on Monday.

Voting ran easily apart from a short energy interruption in Kings County, affecting polling areas in District 3 and District 4.

District-by-district breakdown of the second day of advance polling:

1. Souris-Elmira 377 / 10.28 per cent
2. Georgetown-Pownal 286 / 7.80 per cent
3. Montague-Kilmuir 375 / 9.86 per cent
4. Belfast-Murray River 200 / 5.32 per cent
5. Mermaid-Stratford 361 / 9.43 per cent
6. Stratford-Keppoch 435 / 11.57 per cent
7. Morell-Donagh 288 / 7.57 per cent
8. Stanhope-Marshfield 310 / 7.52 per cent
9. Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park 315 / 7.66 per cent
10. Charlottetown-Winsloe 466 / 11.00 per cent
11. Charlottetown-Belvedere 402 / 9.94 per cent
12. Charlottetown-Victoria Park 321 / 8.03 per cent
13. Charlottetown-Brighton 368 / 9.44 per cent
14. Charlottetown-West Royalty 405 / 9.89 per cent
15. Brackley-Hunter River 251 / 6.58 per cent
16. Cornwall-Meadowbank 520 / 11.51 per cent
17. New Haven Rocky Level 440 / 10.37 per cent
18. Rustico-Emerald 365 / 8.62 per cent
19. Borden-Kinkora 197 / 4.91 per cent
20. Kensington-Malpeque 514 / 12.56 per cent
21. Summerside-Wilmot 422 / 9.88 per cent
22. Summerside-South Drive 350 / 7.95 per cent
23. Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke 265 / 6.80 per cent
24. Evangeline-Miscouche 196 / 6.32 per cent
25. O’Leary-Inverness 263 / 8.07 per cent
26. Alberton-Bloomfield 353 / 10.08 per cent
27. Tignish-Palmer Street 328 / 9.82 per cent

Elections P.E.I. stated ballot staff acted shortly and switched to battery backup to maintain the advance vote persevering with as scheduled, leading to little to no disruptions in voting at these polls.

Energy was restored totally by 11:35 a.m.

There’s yet one more advance polling day, Friday, March 31, from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m.

Unusual polling day is on Monday, April 3, from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m. Voters uncertain of their voting location ought to examine their voter info card within the mail or by visiting the Elections P.E.I. website.

Elections P.E.I. will show the unofficial election outcomes on the web site on Monday, April 3, following the poll depend.