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There has been a 29 per cent increase in voting at advance polls, according to preliminary figures released by Elections Canada.

There were four advance polls in the federal election open from Friday to Monday for 12 hours each.

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According to preliminary numbers released by Stéphane Perrault, the chief electoral officer of Canada, about 4.7 million electors voted at the advance polls, a 29 per cent increase from the 3,657,415 electors who voted in advance in the 2015 general election. Not all polls may have reported yet.

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“More and more, Canadians are taking advantage of early voting opportunities to cast their ballots,” said Perrault in a statement. “Having extended voting hours at advance polls gave Canadians more flexibility to use this option.”

The estimated number of electors who voted at advance polls, broken down by province, territory and electoral district for all 338 electoral districts is being calculated and is to be released shortly.

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