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| After 4 days of advance voting, a 25 percent increase in voters |
A lot of Canadians turned out in advance polls.
Following four days of advance voting, an estimated 7.3 million people exercised their right to choose the next federal government.
That's a record number and a 25 percent increase from the 2021 election, where 5.8 million people cast their ballots ahead of the actual voting day.
Political science experts say it's too early to determine if the number of people who turned out for advance voting will result in more people casting their vote on Monday, election day.
They think more people are taking advantage of advance polls because it's more convenient for them. It may have also been helpful advance polls opened during the Easter long weekend when more students are back home from university, or people had more time to go to vote.
In the last election four years ago, 17 million people voted, representing 62.6 percent of registered voters.
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