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EDMONTON — Unofficial referendum results show a clear majority of Albertans want the province to remain part of Canada, with roughly three-quarters of polls reporting early Tuesday morning.
With 4,244 of 5,586 polls reporting, 1,346,2590 votes, or about 76 per cent, have been cast for Alberta to remain a province of Canada.
Another 426,648 votes, or about 24 per cent, support the provincial government beginning the constitutional process required to hold a future binding referendum on Alberta separation.
About one-quarter of polls have yet to report, and the results remain unofficial. However, the size of the margin has led political observers to treat the result as a firm decision by Albertans to remain in Canada.
The provincewide result is also being reflected so far in both Fort McMurray electoral divisions, although significantly fewer local polls have reported and the numbers could still move as counting continues.
In Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, with about 28 per cent of polls reporting, roughly 64 per cent of voters have expressed their preference for Alberta to remain in Canada.
There have been 5,053 votes for remaining in Canada, compared with 2,910 in favour of beginning the process toward a binding referendum on separation.
The early result is similar in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, where seven of 40 polls have reported.
About 64 per cent of votes counted so far favour remaining in Canada, with 6,142 votes for Option 1 and 3,447 for Option 2.
The Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo count represents fewer than one in five polls in the riding, leaving considerably more room for the local percentages to change as additional results are reported.
Question 10, dealing with Alberta’s future within Canada, was counted first. Counting of the remaining nine referendum questions continues.
The results remain unofficial until certified by Elections Alberta.
The other nine questions are being counted and Harvard Media will provide an update on overall results at 9:00 a.m.
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