Advance voting in B.C. election smashes record with 28% of electorate already casting votes

Elections BC says 1,001,331 people have voted early. The previous record was about 670,000 advance voters in 2020 during the COVID pandemic

VANCOUVER — Elections BC says more than a million British Columbians have already cast their ballots in advance voting before Saturday’s provincial election, smashing a record set during the pandemic election four years ago.

The elections body says 1,001,331 people have voted, representing more than 28 per cent of all registered electors and putting the province on track for big overall turnout.