Chantelle De Jonge has been elected for Chestermere-Strathmore

Chantelle De Jonge has been elected as Chestermere-Strathmore MLA. This is her first time being elected into that position.

The unofficial election results for Chestermere-Strathmore are here and the unofficial election results for Cardston-Siksika are here.

Earlier this morning, Elections Alberta released unofficial voter turnout numbers for advance voting, held from May 23-27, 2023.

“For the second election in a row we have seen record-breaking voter turnout during advance voting days,” said Glen Resler, Chief Electoral Officer for Elections Alberta.  “In 2019, we saw 700,476 ballots cast during the five days of advance voting, this year we have welcomed 758,550 to the polls so far.”

There were 330 advance voting locations that offered the Vote Anywhere Service, giving electors the ability to vote at any advance voting location in the province. Of the 758,550 people who have voted since May 23, 21.9 per cent voted outside of their electoral division.

The Official Announcement of the Results of Alberta's provincial election will take place on the 10th day after Election Day, Thursday, June 8, 2023.

In the last provincial election in 2019, there were 1,896,542 valid ballots counted, with 8970 rejected ballots, and 854 declined ballots. 

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