Election Day voting places open for Calgary-Shaw by-election

September 14, 2026

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, confirms voting places for the Calgary-Shaw by-election are now open and will remain open until 8:00pm.

Voter Eligibility
Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older on Election Day are eligible to vote if they are an ordinary resident of Calgary-Shaw. If you are uncertain if you reside in Calgary-Shaw, check “Where Do I Vote” on the Elections Alberta website to determine if it is your electoral division.

Where to Vote
Electors voting today must visit their assigned voting location to cast their ballot. Electors can find their assigned voting location and access additional voting information on their Where to Vote card received in the mail, by visiting www.elections.ab.ca (click on “Where Do I Vote?”), or by contacting 1.877.422.VOTE (8683).

Voter Identification
To vote in the Calgary-Shaw by-election, electors are required to prove their identity and current physical address. There are several ways to do this, including:

• Providing one piece of Government-issued photo ID, including the voter’s full name, current physical address, and a photo.
• Providing two pieces of ID, both containing the voter’s full name and one that lists their current physical address.
• Having another registered elector with identification who resides in their voting area vouch for them.
• Having an authorized signatory complete an attestation form.

More than 50 different types of identification have been authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer to be used as identification to vote. Visit www.elections.ab.ca/voters/id-required-to-vote for a full list.

Election Night Results
The ballot count will commence once voting closes at 8:00pm, and unofficial results will be shared at results.elections.ab.ca as they become available. Hand counts will be completed for all special ballot voting, advance voting, Election Day voting, and mobile voting places.

Election Day voting will be reported by voting area.

All advance voting and mobile voting will be reported by voting place.

Special ballot votes will be reported in aggregate.

Announcement of Official Results
In the days following Election Day, returning office staff review the materials from the unofficial count to verify results. These confirmations are then reported as official results and released to the public, with the winning candidate officially declared. This is known as the Official Announcement of the Results and is legislated to take place on the tenth day after Election Day, which is September 24, 2026.

Official Results will be available on the Elections Alberta website, elections.ab.ca under “Election Results” or by visiting officialresults.elections.ab.ca (select By-Election September 14, 2026 from the Event drop-down menu).

Elections Alberta is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referendums.

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