Election Canada posted on social media on Saturday afternoon that preliminary estimates show that nearly 2 million electors voted on the first day of advance polls last Friday, a record number.
According to Elections Canada, voting was up 36 per cent from the first day of advance polling in the 2021 election.
Almost 5.8 million voters turned out for advanced polls across Canada in the last federal election in 2021, which was up more than 18 per cent from figures in 2019.
According to 2024 data, the National Register of Electors contains records for almost 28 million Canadians who are at least 18 years old and qualified to vote.
In the Parry Sound-Muskoka Riding there are 99,560 registered voters up from 86,277 in 2021. In that election, a total of 55,799 votes were cast, which represents a voter turnout of about 64.6%
Advance polls remain open until Monday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Election day is Monday, April 28, 2025 and the polls will be open for 12 hours on elections day from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Previous election results in Parry Sound-Muskoka
In the 2021 election, Aitchison won by a margin of just over 26 per cent:
Scott Aitchison, Conservative: 26,600 (47.9 per cent)
Jovanie Nicoyishakiye, Liberal: 12,014 (21.6 per cent)
Heather Hay, NDP: 9,339 (16.8 per cent)
James Tole, People’s Party of Canada: 4,184 (7.5 per cent)
Marc Mantha, Green: 3,099 (5.6 per cent)
Daniel Predie Jr., independent: 169 (0.3 per cent)
James Fawcett, National Citizens Alliance of Canada: 95 (0.2 per cent)
In the 2019 election, Aitchison won by a margin of just over 11 per cent:
Scott Aitchison, Conservative: 22,845 (41.79 per cent)
Trisha Cowie, Liberal: 16,615 (30.40 per cent)
Gord Miller, Green: 8,409 (15.38 per cent)
Tom Young, NDP: 6,417 (11.74 per cent)
Daniel Predie Jr, independent: 377 (0.69 per cent)
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