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Referendum results

Unofficial results start after polls close at 8 p.m. on October 19, and this page fills in as Elections Alberta publishes them.

Polls open in

12days8hours

  1. 1. 8 p.m.

    Polls close

    Voting places close across Alberta at 8 p.m. Mountain Time.

  2. 2. Then

    Question 10 first

    Ballots are counted by hand, and every location counts Question 10 before the others.

  3. 3. Through the night

    The rest in order

    Questions 1 to 9 follow in ballot order. This page refreshes every minute.

All ten questions

In counting order. Share of valid votes; pick one for the map.

  1. 10Remain in Canada, or start the legal process toward a binding separation referendumCounted 1st
    –Remain in Canada–Start separation process
  2. 1Increased provincial control over immigrationCounted 2nd
    –Yes–No
  3. 2Limit provincially funded programs to citizens, permanent residents and Alberta-approved statusCounted 3rd
    –Yes–No
  4. 312-month residency before social supports for non-permanent residentsCounted 4th
    –Yes–No
  5. 4Fees for health care and education for non-permanent residentsCounted 5th
    –Yes–No
  6. 5Proof of citizenship to vote in provincial electionsCounted 6th
    –Yes–No
  7. 6Provinces select King’s Bench and Appeal court justicesCounted 7th
    –Yes–No
  8. 7Abolish the SenateCounted 8th
    –Yes–No
  9. 8Opt out of federal programs without losing federal fundingCounted 9th
    –Yes–No
  10. 9Provincial laws take priority over conflicting federal laws in provincial or shared areasCounted 10th
    –Yes–No

Question 10

Remain in Canada, or start the legal process toward a binding separation referendum, by electoral division

The full question

Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?

Option 1: Alberta should remain a province of Canada.

Option 2: The Government of Alberta should commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada.

A map of every electoral division appears here once counting starts.

Your practice ballot and Alberta

Mark a practice ballot and it will show up here next to Alberta’s count. It stays in your browser.

Counts are copied automatically from Elections Alberta’s published results and can lag them by a few minutes. Ballots are counted by hand and Question 10 is counted first, so other questions fill in later. For official figures see Elections Alberta .

Data sources

  • Elections Alberta : Election results since 2008, upcoming votes, referendum questions and district boundaries.

Unofficial results as published by Elections Alberta. Compiled by Alberta.io, a service of Avenue.io Inc. Figures can lag or differ from the source; check the source before relying on them. Downloads and feeds