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Update 9:00 a.m. October 20 — Unofficial referendum results continue to show a decisive majority of Albertans want the province to remain part of Canada, with more than 80 per cent of polls now reporting.
Elections Alberta results show 4,554 of 5,586 polls have reported on Question 10, leaving 1,032 still outstanding.
So far, 1,405,957 votes, or about 75.5 per cent, have been cast for Alberta to remain a province of Canada.
Another 455,597 votes, or about 24.5 per cent, support the provincial government beginning the constitutional process required to hold a future binding referendum on Alberta separation.
A total of 1,861,554 votes have been counted on the question.
The results remain unofficial, but with roughly 81.5 per cent of polls reporting and a margin approaching one million votes, the result shows a clear decision by Albertans in favour of remaining in Canada.
Local results are moving in the same direction, although significantly fewer polls have reported in Fort McMurray’s two electoral divisions and the percentages could still change as counting continues.
In Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, 18 of 63 polls have reported.
Of the 7,963 votes counted so far, 5,053, or about 63.5 per cent, favour Alberta remaining in Canada. Another 2,910 votes, or about 36.5 per cent, support beginning the process toward a binding referendum on separation.
In Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, seven of 40 polls have reported.
There, 6,142 of the 9,589 votes counted so far, or about 64 per cent, favour remaining in Canada. Another 3,447 votes, or about 36 per cent, favour moving toward a binding separation referendum.
Question 10 asked Albertans whether the province should remain in Canada or whether the government should begin the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a future binding referendum on separation.
Elections Alberta counted and reported Question 10 first, with counting on the remaining nine referendum questions continuing.
The referendum results remain unofficial until certified by Elections Alberta.
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EDMONTON — Unofficial referendum results show a clear majority of Albertans want the province to remain part of Canada, with roughly three-quarters of polls reporting early Tuesday morning.
With 4,244 of 5,586 polls reporting, 1,346,2590 votes, or about 76 per cent, have been cast for Alberta to remain a province of Canada.
Another 426,648 votes, or about 24 per cent, support the provincial government beginning the constitutional process required to hold a future binding referendum on Alberta separation.
About one-quarter of polls have yet to report, and the results remain unofficial. However, the size of the margin has led political observers to treat the result as a firm decision by Albertans to remain in Canada.
The provincewide result is also being reflected so far in both Fort McMurray electoral divisions, although significantly fewer local polls have reported and the numbers could still move as counting continues.
In Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, with about 28 per cent of polls reporting, roughly 64 per cent of voters have expressed their preference for Alberta to remain in Canada.
There have been 5,053 votes for remaining in Canada, compared with 2,910 in favour of beginning the process toward a binding referendum on separation.
The early result is similar in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, where seven of 40 polls have reported.
About 64 per cent of votes counted so far favour remaining in Canada, with 6,142 votes for Option 1 and 3,447 for Option 2.
The Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo count represents fewer than one in five polls in the riding, leaving considerably more room for the local percentages to change as additional results are reported.
Question 10, dealing with Alberta’s future within Canada, was counted first. Counting of the remaining nine referendum questions continues.
The results remain unofficial until certified by Elections Alberta.
The other nine questions are being counted and Harvard Media will provide an update on overall results at 9:00 a.m.
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