Federal Election

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Polls now open in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

  • Oct 21, 2019
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Control of Parliament could conceivably come down to one or two seats in the House of Commons – and possibly the results in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.

Control of Parliament could rest on a handful of B.C. ridings – including one partly in Abbotsford

UFV political science professor says Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon result could play key role

Control of Parliament could conceivably come down to one or two seats in the House of Commons – and possibly the results in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.
What are Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates and campaigns up to?

What are Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates and campaigns up to?

We check in with the candidates to see what they are up to

What are Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates and campaigns up to?
(Elections Canada photo)

Polls now open in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

  • Oct 21, 2019
(Elections Canada photo)
(Elections Canada photo)

Polls now open in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

  • Oct 21, 2019
(Elections Canada photo)
Voters file in to the polling location at the Coast Mountain College longhouse this morning, Oct. 21. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)

VOTING CLOSED: Results to come

Terrace's four polling locations are now officially closed

  • Oct 21, 2019
Voters file in to the polling location at the Coast Mountain College longhouse this morning, Oct. 21. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)
An Elections Canada sign that leaders voters to a polling station. A media release from Elections Canada has been released detailing advanced polling numbers for the 338 electoral districts across Canada. According to the preliminary figures 4,700,000 electors voted at the advance polls in this general election -- a 29 per cent increase from the 3,657,415 electors who voted in advance in 2015. In Skeena-Bulkley Valley turnout increased by approximately 108 per cent. (Black Press file photo)

An X mark in the wrong spot at Abbotsford polling station, voter finds

Elections Canada officials say workers depend on voters to speak up if they find something amiss

An Elections Canada sign that leaders voters to a polling station. A media release from Elections Canada has been released detailing advanced polling numbers for the 338 electoral districts across Canada. According to the preliminary figures 4,700,000 electors voted at the advance polls in this general election -- a 29 per cent increase from the 3,657,415 electors who voted in advance in 2015. In Skeena-Bulkley Valley turnout increased by approximately 108 per cent. (Black Press file photo)
McCammon elementary was fairly busy with voters arriving close the noon hour on voting day, Oct. 21, 2019. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Progress)

Polling priorities include the economy and seniors

Voters talk about their number-one priorities as they exit the polling station

McCammon elementary was fairly busy with voters arriving close the noon hour on voting day, Oct. 21, 2019. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Progress)
A sign pointing to a voting station. Do you think that voting should be compulsory in Canada? Vote below. (File photo)

Turnout steady at Saanich Peninsula polls

Election officials report no issues so far

  • Oct 21, 2019
A sign pointing to a voting station. Do you think that voting should be compulsory in Canada? Vote below. (File photo)
(Elections Canada photo)

Polls now open in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

  • Oct 21, 2019
(Elections Canada photo)
(Elections Canada photo)

Polls now open in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

  • Oct 21, 2019
(Elections Canada photo)
Streeter: What were some important issues for you this Federal Election?

Streeter: What were some important issues for you this Federal Election?

Voting is open until 7 pm in Vanderhoof

  • Oct 21, 2019
Streeter: What were some important issues for you this Federal Election?
Eric and Elsie Arthurs of Williams Lake prepare to vote in the federal election at the Seniors Activity Centre Monday, Oct. 21. They said they anticipate the result will be “interesting.” The polls close at 7 p.m. in the Cariboo-Prince George Riding. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo

Federal election voting closed in the Williams Lake area

Polls closed at 7 p.m.

Eric and Elsie Arthurs of Williams Lake prepare to vote in the federal election at the Seniors Activity Centre Monday, Oct. 21. They said they anticipate the result will be “interesting.” The polls close at 7 p.m. in the Cariboo-Prince George Riding. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo
Voters in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding weighed their decision on a combination of local candidate interactions and party leader policies. (Cameron Thomson - Salmon Arm Observer)

Word on the street: In this year’s federal election, did you vote for the local candidate or the party leader?

As voters came away from casting their ballots for the 2019 federal election, the Observer asked them how they weighed their vote. Was it towards the local candidate or the party leader? Here are some of those responses.

  • Oct 21, 2019
Voters in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding weighed their decision on a combination of local candidate interactions and party leader policies. (Cameron Thomson - Salmon Arm Observer)
Vernon votes: 'easiest thing I did today'

Vernon votes: ‘easiest thing I did today’

Voters in Vernon agree, it's important to cast your ballot

  • Oct 21, 2019
Vernon votes: 'easiest thing I did today'
(Cartoon: Patrick LaMontagne)

ELECTION: What Surrey is saying on social media on vote day

Polls close at 7 p.m.

  • Oct 21, 2019
(Cartoon: Patrick LaMontagne)
Oct. 21, 2019 was general voting day for the Federal Election. (Jocelyn Doll/Revelstoke Review)

UPDATE: Some voters having trouble accessing polling stations: campaign manager

Schools in both Langley and Surrey reportedly having issues

  • Oct 21, 2019
Oct. 21, 2019 was general voting day for the Federal Election. (Jocelyn Doll/Revelstoke Review)
A voter heads into the Salmon Arm Secondary Jackson campus polling station on Monday, Oct. 21. (Cameron Thomson/Salmon Arm Observer)

On the minds of North Okanagan-Shuswap voters: Environment, economy, social services

Voters share motivations for casting their ballots in the 2019 federal election

  • Oct 21, 2019
A voter heads into the Salmon Arm Secondary Jackson campus polling station on Monday, Oct. 21. (Cameron Thomson/Salmon Arm Observer)
Busy day at the polling place at Langley Secondary on Monday, as of 4 p.m. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Polling places busy around Langley

The federal election saw a significant turnout in Langley-area ridings

  • Oct 21, 2019
Busy day at the polling place at Langley Secondary on Monday, as of 4 p.m. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
For Antoine Cabana, climate was an important issue for this election. (Liam Harrap/Revelstoke Review)

Video: Revelstokians discuss issues for this election

Climate, economy, jobs were some of the deciding factors

  • Oct 21, 2019
For Antoine Cabana, climate was an important issue for this election. (Liam Harrap/Revelstoke Review)