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Provincial Politics

Election Day voting places open for provincial by-elections

Jun 23, 2025 | 10:23 AM

Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, confirms voting places for the Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills by-elections are now open and will remain open until 8 p.m.

Voter Eligibility

Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older on Election Day are eligible to vote if they are an ordinary resident of Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, or Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. If you are uncertain if you reside in one of these electoral divisions, check “Where Do I Vote?” on the Elections Alberta website.

Where to Vote

Electors voting today must vote at their assigned voting location. Electors can find their assigned voting location:

Voter Identification

To vote in provincial by-elections, electors are required to prove their identity and current physical address. There are several ways to do this, including:

  • providing one piece of Government-issued photo ID, including the voter’s full name and current physical address,
  • providing two pieces of ID, both containing the voter’s full name and one that lists their current physical address,
  • having another registered elector with identification who resides in their voting area vouch for them. or
  • having an authorized signatory complete an attestation form.

More than 50 different types of identification have been authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer to be used as identification to vote. Visit www.elections.ab.ca/voters/id-required-to-vote for a full list.

Advance Voter Turnout

Preliminary voter turnout figures are now available for the advance vote held Tuesday, June 17, through Saturday, June 21.

The following table provides advance voter turnout for the by-elections, as well as the comparative numbers from the 2023 Provincial General Election.

(Elections Alberta)

Election Night Results

The count of ballots will commence once voting closes at 8 p.m. and unofficial results will be shared at results.elections.ab.ca as they become available. Hand counts will be completed for all special ballot, advance voting, Election Day voting, and mobile voting places.

Election Day voting places will be reported by voting area.
All advance voting and mobile voting will be reported by voting place.
Special ballot votes will be reported by the location of the count:

  • Returning Office: All ballots cast in person or dropped off at the electoral division returning office in Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, or Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.
  • Elections Alberta: All ballots returned by mail, cast in person, or dropped off at Elections Alberta’s head office in Edmonton.

Announcement of Official Results

In the days following Election Day, returning office staff review the materials from the unofficial count to verify results. These confirmations are then reported as official results and released to the public, with the winning candidates officially declared. This is known as the Official Announcement of the Results and is legislated to take place on the tenth day after Election Day, which is Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Official Results will be available on the Elections Alberta website, elections.ab.ca under “Election Results” or by visiting officialresults.elections.ab.ca (select By-election June 23, 2025 from the Event drop-down menu).

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