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getbak · 10-21-2021, 02:15 AM

In terms of the vote, from what I can find:

Calgary, St. Albert, Strathcona County, and Grande Prairie all had majority NO votes.
Lethbridge, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, and Stony Plain all had majority YES votes.

Lloydminster was a very strong YES vote, which makes sense because even though the Saskatchewan side of the city switches its clocks like Alberta, you don't have to go too far outside the city to find people who stay on Saskatchewan time year-round. However, because the Lloydminster municipal elections are conducted on the Saskatchewan schedule, this was not a normal election for city council, so people on the Alberta side would only have been voting for the provincial ballot. As a result, voter turnout was very low, with only a little over 2,100 people bothering to cast a ballot (about 20,000 people live on the Alberta side of Lloyd).

I couldn't find any numbers for Airdrie, Fort McMurray, or Edmonton. Realistically, they're the only places big enough to make a significant difference. If Edmonton voted similar to its surrounding communities, NO should win pretty handily.

10-21-2021, 02:15 AM	#205
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	In terms of the vote, from what I can find: Calgary, St. Albert, Strathcona County, and Grande Prairie all had majority NO votes. Lethbridge, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, and Stony Plain all had majority YES votes. Lloydminster was a very strong YES vote, which makes sense because even though the Saskatchewan side of the city switches its clocks like Alberta, you don't have to go too far outside the city to find people who stay on Saskatchewan time year-round. However, because the Lloydminster municipal elections are conducted on the Saskatchewan schedule, this was not a normal election for city council, so people on the Alberta side would only have been voting for the provincial ballot. As a result, voter turnout was very low, with only a little over 2,100 people bothering to cast a ballot (about 20,000 people live on the Alberta side of Lloyd). I couldn't find any numbers for Airdrie, Fort McMurray, or Edmonton. Realistically, they're the only places big enough to make a significant difference. If Edmonton voted similar to its surrounding communities, NO should win pretty handily. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!