Record-Breaking 28 Percent Advance Voting Turnout for BC Election

(L-R) BC Conservative Party Leader John Rustad speaks during a press conference in Squamish, B.C., on Oct. 1, 2024; B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a campaign announcement at West Kootenay Regional Airport, in Castlegar, B.C., on Oct. 1, 2024; B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau speaks at a press conference at Swan's Pub in Victoria, on, Oct. 1, 2024. The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin, Darryl Dyck, Chad Hipolito

Advance voting numbers have hit a record high in British Columbia with 28 percent of the electorate already casting a ballot in the 2024 provincial election.

Elections B.C. says 1,001,331 people cast votes between Oct. 10 and 16, including 222,907 who voted on the final day.