Charlottetown-Parkdale byelection sees 34% turnout for advance polls

About 34 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots in the advance poll for theCharlottetown-Parkdalebyelection.

As ofFriday night, 1,194 of 3,548 registered electors in District 11voted.Fridaymarked the final dayof three advance polling days.

The seat was left vacant when Liberal Doug Currie resigned unexpectedly in October.

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The race to fill the seat in District 11 concludes on Monday when one of four candidates will be elected:

• Bob Doiron for the Liberals.
• Hannah Bell for the Greens.
• Melissa Hilton for the PCs.
• Mike Redmond for the NDP.

Paul Alan, manager of election operations for Elections P.E.I., saidadvanced voter turnoutwas "on par" for general election advanced polls, and that it's a great sign for voter engagement.

On Monday, the polls willopen at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.at the Eastlink Centre.

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