OTTAWA -- - Elections Canada says the turnout at last weekend's advance polls was more than one third higher than the numbers recorded in the 2008 election.

Preliminary figures from the agency say just over two million people cast ballots on Friday, Saturday and Monday.

That's 34.5 per cent more that the 1.5 million who voted at advance polls in the last general election.

The agency says Friday and Monday were the busiest advance polling days ever.

On Friday, 676,000 people voted, while another 832,000 went into polling stations on Monday.