Election workers count special ballots, ballots cast by Canadians outside their ridings, at the Elections Canada Distribution Centre on the day of the federal election, in Ottawa, on Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Elections Canada said they believe all results will be published today, as the last few undecided ridings in the country have just a few thousands votes to count that could decide whether Mark Carney governs with a Liberal majority or minority.
Election workers count special ballots, ballots cast by Canadians outside their ridings, at the Elections Canada Distribution Centre on the day of the federal election, in Ottawa, on Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Elections Canada said they believe all results will be published today, as the last few undecided ridings in the country have just a few thousands votes to count that could decide whether Mark Carney governs with a Liberal majority or minority.
“Our staff continue to count ballots and report on results until all results are published. We expect all results to be published today,” said Dugald Maudsley, an Elections Canada spokesperson. “This was a high-interest election. More electors than ever opted to take advantage of early voting options, including voting at advance polls and voting by special ballot.”
Maudsley said they received 10 to 15 thousand votes just before the 6 p.m. deadline on Monday, and are working to get through them and other votes that need to be tallied.
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“It is important to note that in anticipation of a busy election day, we hired additional special ballot offices and added over 20 additional counting tables to help speed up the counting process.”
Special ballots or mail-in ballots go out before ballots are printed in a riding and voters write in their choice. As a results, they take a little longer to counts, Maudsley said.
“The increase in early votes, particularly special ballots, can increase counting times as the process is somewhat different than counting regular ballots used on election day.”
Ryan Tumilty is an Ottawa-based reporter covering Parliament
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