Unofficial Referendum Results Reporting Process

October 19, 2026

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta is providing important reminders to Albertans about the unofficial referendum results reporting process. Results reported over the count period are subject to robust verification processes and are not final until official results are published on October 29, 2026.

Close of voting locations is scheduled for 8:00pm on October 19; however, they may remain open longer if there are lines or if a voting location opened later than planned.

The results website cannot be published until all voting locations in the province are confirmed closed. With delays earlier in the day, the earliest the last voting location will close is 10:00pm.

Unofficial results will begin to be released once the reporting site goes live after all voting locations in the province are confirmed closed at https://results.elections.ab.ca/. Results will be reported live in real time as counts are completed and returning offices confirm and enter them in the system. Counting teams will not wait for other teams in the electoral division to complete their counts before results are released.

Hand counts will be completed for all ballots cast by special ballot voting, advance voting, Election Day voting, and mobile voting.

Advance voting and special ballot voting voter turnout was 43.1%, with 837,791 votes cast during the five day in-person advance voting period and 519,082 votes cast by special ballot, so Albertans should expect the counts for these voting opportunities to reflect these volumes.

Unofficial results will be presented in a table, by question. Total vote counts for all questions combined, by voting opportunity, will be displayed at the top of the page. Each question will display total votes for each question response, with a link to results by electoral division for additional detail.

Question 10 will be counted and reported first, followed by Questions 1 to 9, in order.

Each question will be reported in aggregate and by electoral division. Results will be displayed as Election Day (by voting area), Advance vote (by advance voting location), Mobile vote, and special ballots.

The advance voting ballot count may begin at 5:00pm and will be reported by voting location.

The special ballot voting ballot count may begin at 5:00pm and will be reported in aggregate for each electoral division.

The Election Day ballot count will commence once voting closes at 8:00pm and will be reported by voting area for each electoral division.

The mobile voting count will commence once voting closes at 8:00pm and will be reported by voting place for each electoral division.

The Referendum (General) Regulation requires counts to be completed and unofficial results published within 48 hours of confirmed close of all voting locations on October 19, 2026.The count will continue until all ballots have been counted.

The count timelines will depend on voting location closing times, count location, and voter turnout.

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

For public enquiries, please contact:
1.877.422.VOTE (8683)

For media inquiries, please contact:
Media Relations
Phone: 403.431.5974
Email: [email protected]

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