Albertans had their say on whether to stay as part of Canada or hold a binding referendum vote to potentially leave our nation on Monday.
The votes across the province were tabulated yesterday. It was unofficially declared that a large majority of those in our province want Alberta to remain as part of Canada, with over 75 percent of the vote. As of 5 AM on Wednesday, with 70 of 71 polls reporting in the Drumheller-Stettler riding, 10,211 voted to have Alberta remain in Canada and 9,662 voted for another binding referendum. A total of 19,873 voters cast their ballots.
Percentage wise, 51.4 percent of voters wanted to remain in Canada, nearly 24 percent less than throughout the province. The only poll yet to be reported is that from the Munson Community Hall. Many of the rural polling stations voted for another binding referendum, including Rumsey, Delia, Big Valley, Youngstown, and Pollockville.
In the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding, with 71 of 71 polls reporting, 15,216 voted to remain in Canada and 12,302 voted for another binding referendum. That works out to 55.3 percent who wanted to remain in Canada.
Polling stations in our area also saw more voting for another binding referendum, as option 2 lead in Trochu, Wimborne, Linden, Carbon, Rockyford, Dalum, Hussar, and was neck in neck in Three Hills.
Of the other nine questions posed for the referendum, the “Yes” vote is leading province wide for eight of the nine questions. The only “No” response leading is “Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?
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