Residents in the Smithers area have already begun voting ahead of the provincial election.
According to Elections BC, as of October 12th, Bulkley Valley-Stikine, and Skeena have had an advance voting turnout of 4,918.
- Bulkley Valley-Stikine: 2,124
- Skeena: 2,794
This is out of 35,906 total registered voters in the two ridings, as of October 7th.
Province-wide, Elections BC said Thursday, October 10th, had the most votes ever on an advanced voting day in a BC election.
Yesterday 171,381 voters voted on the first day of advance voting. This is the most votes ever on an advance voting day in a BC election, beating the previous record of 126,491 in 2017. More details here https://t.co/Ztg2vaUDL4 #bcpoli
— Elections BC (@ElectionsBC) October 11, 2024
In total, 477,095 BC residents have voted between October 10th, and 12th, with advanced voting still available on the 15th, and 16th.
The provincial general voting day is on Saturday, October 19th.
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