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Advance Turnout Nears 38,000 in Three Federal Byelections With Majority at Stake

Terrebonne uses a write-in ballot after the Supreme Court voided its 2025 result.

Overview

  • Preliminary figures released Tuesday estimate 37,900 advance votes across the three ridings after four days of early polling.
  • Terrebonne led advance turnout with 18,200 ballots, about 20% of registered voters, while Scarborough Southwest recorded 10,300 and University–Rosedale 9,400.
  • Results from Monday’s vote could decide control of the House, as a Liberal sweep would reach 173 seats and two wins would hit the 172-seat threshold shaped by the Speaker’s limited vote.
  • The Terrebonne rerun follows a Supreme Court ruling that annulled the 2025 result over a mail-in ballot return-address error, and Elections Canada is using a write-in ballot to handle 48 candidates tied to a protest of first-past-the-post.
  • Elections Canada reports nearly 1,200 mail-in kits requested in Terrebonne as of April 6, and officials say the write-in process could slow the count on election night.