A quarter of eligible Burnaby residents cast their ballot during advance voting, according to Elections BC's data.
During the five days of advance polls, between Oct. 10 to 16, 42,398 voters aged 18 years and older participated out of 172,836 that are registered.
Across the province, 222,907 ballots were cast on Wednesday, Oct. 16, which marked a new daily record.
The provincial total was 1,001,331 out of 3,550,017, which equates to 28 per cent.
That set a new record for the highest voter turn out for an advance voting period in B.C. provincial election history
Yesterday (Oct. 16) 222,907 voters voted on the last day of advance voting. In total 1,001,331 voters voted during the advance voting period, the most ever in a provincial election in BC. More details here: https://t.co/vZsNAMFSj0 #bcpoli
— Elections BC (@ElectionsBC) October 17, 2024
Burnaby's breakdown is as follows (bold indicates busiest day):
Burnaby Centre
- Oct. 10 - 1,026
- Oct. 11 - 1,277
- Oct. 12 - 995
- Oct. 13 - 972
- Oct. 15 - 1,113
- Oct. 16 - 1,351
- Total: 6,734 out of 33,830 registered voters
Burnaby East
- Oct. 10 - 1,483
- Oct. 11 - 1,291
- Oct. 12 - 1,287
- Oct. 13 - 1,305
- Oct. 15 - 1,962
- Oct. 16 - 2,134
- Total: 9,462 out of 36,355 registered voters
Burnaby-New Westminster
- Oct. 10 - 1,710
- Oct. 11 - 1,470
- Oct. 12 - 1,516
- Oct. 13 - 1,292
- Oct. 15 - 1,686
- Oct. 16 - 1,971
- Total: 9,645 out of 34,301
Burnaby North
- Oct. 10 - 1,636
- Oct. 11 - 1,378
- Oct. 12 - 1,529
- Oct. 13 - 1,467
- Oct. 15 - 1,736
- Oct. 16 - 2,223
- Total: 9,969 out of 37,313 registered voters
Burnaby South-Metrotown
- Oct. 10 - 1,109
- Oct. 11 - 983
- Oct. 12 - 1,032
- Oct. 13 - 1,022
- Oct. 15 - 1,040
- Oct. 16 - 1,402
- Total: 6,588 out of 31,039 registered voters
General voting day is this Saturday, Oct. 19, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The NOW will have extensive coverage throughout the night including results, reaction and more.
