Annual REPORT - Elections Manitoba

Activity
Totals
Evacuees enumerated 157
Evacuees voting in advance 49
Evacuees voting on election day 46
Evacuee enumeration locations 11
Advance voting locations for evacuees 12
Election day voting locations for evacuees 11
5. ELECTION DAY
On October 4, 2011, close to 6,500 field staff opened 2,681 voting stations in 899 locations
throughout the province. An additional 115 institutional voting stations were established in
health care and correctional facilities. As noted previously, voting places were opened one hour
earlier on election day, beginning at 7:00 am, providing for 13 hours of voting on election day.
In total, 347,446 voters chose to cast their ballots at regular voting places on election day, or
80.18% of all voters.
Results
Elections Manitoba began posting results on its website as soon as voting places closed on election
day at 8:00 pm. Detailed official results of the 40 th General Election can be viewed on our
website and in the print version of the Statement of Votes. A summary is provided in Appendix A.
On October 11, 2011, the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer notified the Clerk of the Assembly of the
names of the elected candidates for 55 of the 57 electoral divisions.
In St. Norbert, a plurality of 29 votes led to an automatic recount, as did a plurality of 26 votes
in Kirkfield Park. Recounts were held October 24 and October 26, respectively, and results were
confirmed at that time. On November 1, the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer notified the Clerk of
the Assembly of the name of the elected candidate in St. Norbert and, on November 3, the same
was done for Kirkfield Park.
Standing of parties:
Registered Political Party 39 th General Election Results 40 th General Election Results
Manitoba Liberal Party 2 1
New Democratic Party 36 37
The Progressive Conservative Party of
19 19
Manitoba
Total 57 57
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