Regina Northeast by-election official results released

September 24, 2018 – Today was the final count for the provincial by-election in the constituency of Regina Northeast held September 12, 2018.

The preliminary count was held after the polls closed on by-election night. Today, all absentee ballots, also known as voting-by-mail, were added to the final count. The absentee ballots needed to be postmarked no later than September 12 but had until September 22 to be received at Elections Saskatchewan.

Official results can be found at: results.elections.sk.ca.

  • 12,468 registered voters (12,448 in 2016 General Election (GE))
  • 4,992 ballots cast (7,173 in 2016 GE)
  • 40.04 percent turnout of registered voters (57.81 percent in 2016 GE)
  • Ballots from a total of 48 boxes were counted September 12, comprised of:
    • 44 regular polls
    • 3 advance polls
    • 1 homebound poll
  • One additional poll for absentee votes was added to today’s final count for a total of 49 ballot boxes.

Elections Saskatchewan is the province’s independent, impartial, professional election management body. Given a mandate from the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, it organizes, manages and oversees provincial electoral events. Find information for voters, workers, media, candidates and parties at www.elections.sk.ca.

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For more information contact:

Tim Kydd
Senior Director, Outreach & Communications
Elections Saskatchewan
306.537.9211
[email protected]