Strong turnout as advance polls open for provincial byelections
Elections P.E.I. says there was a strong turnout on the first day of advance polling Saturday for byelections in District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park and District 15 Brackley-Hunter River.
Election day for districts 9 and 15 is set for Aug. 12
Elections P.E.I. says there was a strong turnout on the first day of advance polling Saturday for provincial byelections in District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park and District 15 Brackley-Hunter River.
In District 9, 482 votes were cast. That's approximately 11.52 per cent of the district's registered voters.
The vote tally for District 15 was 306 votes, 7.73 per cent of registered voters.
In alphabetical order, the District 9 candidates are:
- Dennis Jameson for the Progressive Conservatives.
- Dr. Janine Karpakis for the Green Party.
- Carolyn Simpson for the Liberals.
- Simone Webster for the New Democratic Party.
In alphabetical order, the District 15 candidates are:
- Kent Dollar for the Progressive Conservatives.
- Nicole Ford for the Liberals.
- Philip Hamming for the Green Party.
- Michelle Neill for the New Democratic Party.
There are advance polls scheduled for this Monday and Friday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The ordinary polling date is Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.