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1st advance poll in Borden-Kinkora byelection is Saturday

Voting will begin this weekend in P.E.I.’s provincial byelection in District 19, Borden-Kinkora, left vacant by the resignation of MLA Jamie Fox.

4 candidates are in the running to represent district after Jamie Fox's departure

Kevin Yarr · CBC News ·
Yellow and black signs reading "Voting Place" on two glass doors.
The election was originally scheduled for Monday but was postponed twice because of the aftermath from a weekend snowstorm. Many District 19 voters live on secondary roads that were not yet safe to drive on. (Gabrielle Drumond/Radio-Canada)

Voting will begin this weekend in P.E.I.'s provincial byelection in District 19, Borden-Kinkora.

The first advance poll will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Bedeque United Church.

There are four candidates running.

  • Matt MacFarlane, Green Party.
  • Karen Morton, NDP.
  • Carmen Reeves, Progressive Conservative.
  • Gordon Sobey, Liberal.

There will be two more advance polls at Bedeque United Church, on Jan. 29 and Feb. 2, before regular byelection day on Feb. 5.

The byelection was made necessary by the resignation of Progressive Conservative Jamie Fox, who left the seat after deciding to run for the Conservatives in the next federal election.

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