Albertans overwhelmingly voted to remain in Canada during last night’s historic referendum.
Unofficial results show over 1.3 million Albertans voted in favour of staying in Canada, while over 400,000 voted to pursue another binding referendum on separation.
That’s as of 5 a.m. this morning, with 74 per cent of voting areas counted.
Results were much closer in some electoral districts:
In Drayton Valley–Devon, close to 55 per cent of voters were in favour of remaining in Canada, with 25,710 votes cast in the district. Of those, 14,052 were in favour of option one, while 11,658 were in favour of option two.
In Lac Ste. Anne–Parkland, 14,854 of 25,330 voters, about 59 per cent, voted in favour of staying, and 10,476 voted to pursue a second referendum.
In the West Yellowhead electoral district, 20,593 residents cast their vote. Of those, 59 per cent (12,227) voted to stay in Canada and 41 per cent (8,366) voted for separation.
A detailed breakdown of results is available online through Elections Alberta.
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