Advanced poll turnout much higher than 2011

Thousands of people in the province just couldn’t wait until Monday to cast their vote, instead heading to the advance polls.

In the five days of advance polls, 110,716 people voted. That’s about an eighth of the approximate 815,000 eligible Saskatchewan voters, and a 66 per cent increase from advance polls in 2011.

But could this mean a higher voter turnout? In the last election only 66 per cent of voters cast a ballot, one of the lowest turnouts we’ve had in decades.

                       Day 1        Day 2        Day 3         Day 4         Day 5       Total

2011:         16,096     13,670     11,473      10,974     14,416     66,602

2016:         24,615     21,477     20,180      21,133     23,311    110,716

                                                                                               *from Elections Sask.

Election day is Monday, and polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find your polling station here.