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 Tuesday afternoon, over 1.45 million voted to keep Alberta as a province in Canada, while over 478,000 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.

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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, 24,612 people have voted, with 14,183 for option one and 10,429 for option two.

In Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin, 21,755 residents voted (more votes are still coming in), with 14,338 for option one and 7,417 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 10,080 voting for option one and 9,565 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.

by Ian Gustafson

Central Alberta voting results on separation a mixed bag

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