Canadians have spoken and decided last night that Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party will govern once again, albeit in a minority government instead of a majority.
Elections Canada has released preliminary voter turnout numbers, which saw numbers slightly dip in Canada, B.C. and Cariboo-Prince George, while Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies essentially stayed the same.
According to numbers released today (Oct. 22), Cariboo-Prince George saw a turnout of 64.35 per cent with a vote total of 54,126 out of 84,116 registered voters.
In 2015, the riding had a voter turnout of 67.85 per cent.
According to @ElectionsCan_E, Cariboo-Prince George, Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, B.C. and Canada all saw slight dips/little changes in voter turnout numbers compared to the 2015 federal election #cityofpg #elxn43 #canadavotes #bcpoli #cdnpoli
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) October 22, 2019
Incumbent Todd Doherty of the Conservative Party of Canada was declared the winner last night where he received 52.8 per cent of the vote (28,564).
Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies registered a voter turnout last night of 68.76 per cent.
A total of 54,597 votes were counted out of 79,397 registered voters.
In 2015, the riding saw a turnout of 68.21 per cent.
Cariboo-Prince George: 2015-68.21 per cent. 2019-64.35 per cent. Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies: 2015-68.21 per cent. 2019-68.76 per cent. Canada: 2015-68.3 per cent. 2019-65.95 per cent. B.C.: 2015 - 68.2 per cent. 2019-65.02 per cent #elxn43 #bcpoli #cdnpoli
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) October 22, 2019
Incumbent Bob Zimmer was also declared winner of the riding yesterday evening where he received 69.9 per cent of the vote (38,157).
Provincially, B.C. saw a turnout of 65.02 per cent this year compared to a 68.2 per cent showing in 2015.
In the nation, Elections Canada says the voter turnout this year came in at 65.95 per cent (17,890,264 votes out of 27,126,166 registered voters).
2015 finished with a 68.3 per cent showing.
