Elections Nova Scotia

Early Voting Daily Statistics – As of Saturday, August 7, 2021

Release date: 
August 9, 2021

Early Voting Daily Statistics – As of Saturday, August 7, 2021

Media Release: Monday, August 9, 2021

Elections Nova Scotia – During the early voting period, Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) provides daily statistics for the 41st provincial general election.

The stats reflect early voting numbers as of the close of polls (6 pm) the previous day. The stats include the number of write-in ballot applications processed, the number of votes cast at early voting opportunities including the returning office continuous polls, community polls, and the advanced polls. These numbers add to make the total number of early votes cast as of that date in the 41st provincial general election.

Please note: Saturday, August 7 was the first day for the advance polls. It was also the last day to apply on-line or by mail for a write-in ballot.

The daily early voting stats are for the 55 electoral districts recommended by the Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2019 and in effect for the 41st provincial general election.

ENS also provides a comparison of these daily stats with the early voting stats from the 2017 provincial general election. Please note the results for the 2017 provincial general election reflect the 51 electoral districts as defined in 2012. A transposition of votes report illustrating how the votes from the 2017 provincial general election fit with the new 2019 electoral boundaries is available on the Elections Nova Scotia website.

Early Voting Statistics as of Saturday, August 7, 2021 (Day 10 of the election calendar)

As of August 7 (day 10 of the election calendar), Elections Nova Scotia has processed 6,257 applications for write-in ballot for the 41st provincial general election.

At the same point in the 2017 provincial general election (day 10), 1,417 votes had been cast by write-in ballot.

As of August 7, (day 10 of the election calendar), 43,726 votes have been cast at the returning office continuous polls in the 55 electoral districts for the 41st provincial general election.

At the same point in the 2017 provincial general election (day 10), 21,245 votes had been cast at the returning office continuous polls.

As of August 7, (day 10 of the election calendar), 7,484 votes have been cast at community polls across the province.

At the same point in the 2017 provincial general election (day 10), 219 votes had been cast at community polls (please note: there were no community polls on day 10 of the election calendar for the 2017 provincial general election).

As of August 7, (day 10 of the election calendar), 3,217 votes have been cast at Advance Polls across the province (please note: August 7 was the first day for Advance Polls in the 41st provincial general election).

At the same point in the 2017 provincial general election (day 10), 3,976 votes had been cast at Advance Polls (please note: day 10 was the first day for Advance Polls in 2017).

As of August 7, (day 10 of the election calendar), a total of 60,684 early votes have been cast (please note: this is total includes the number of write-in ballot applications process, plus early votes cast at the returning office continuous polls, community polls, and advance polls).

At the same point in the 2017 provincial general election (day 10), a total of 26,857 early votes had been cast.

Elections Nova Scotia is a non-partisan and independent agency responsible for conducting provincial elections. For more information, please visit electionsnovascotia.ca, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @electionsns.

Voters who have questions about the 41st provincial general election can call 1-800-565-1504.

Media Contact:

Naomi Shelton
Director, Policy and Communications
Elections Nova Scotia
902-424-3275
902-223-4871
naomi.shelton@novascotia.ca

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