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The results are in

Central Alberta voting results on separation a mixed bag

Oct 20, 2026 | 1:03 PM

The results are in, and Albertans have decided to keep the province as part of Canada.

As of early Tuesday morning, over 1.4 million voted to keep Alberta as a province in Canada, while over 473,000 voted to hold a binding referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from the country.

Results have varied among central Alberta electoral divisions:

In Red Deer-North, 21,388 people voted, including 14,927 for option one and 6,461 for option two.

In Red Deer-South, 25,868 residents voted (more votes still coming in), with 18,224 for option one and 7,644 for option two.

In Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, 26,281 people voted (more votes still coming in), including 14,939 for option one and 11,342 for option two.

In Lacombe-Ponoka, 24,573 people have voted (more votes are still coming in), with 14,148 for option one and 10,425 for option two.

In Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin, 21,186 residents voted (more votes are still coming in), with 14,053 for option one and 7,133 for option two.

In Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, 27,517 residents voted, with 15,215 voting for option one and 12,302 for option two.

Meanwhile, in Drumheller-Stettler, it’s still a bit more split (more votes still coming in), with 9,895 voting for option one and 9,394 voting for option two.

The same can be said in the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre electoral district: 25,014 have voted (with more results coming in), including 12,239 for option one and 12,775 for option two.

For results on the other nine referendum questions, visit results.elections.ab.ca.