The Ottawa-area riding represented by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had the highest voter turnout in Canada in last weekend’s advance polls, preliminary data shows.
A total of 43,394 voters cast their ballots in the Carleton riding during the four days of advance polling over the Easter weekend, according to Election Canada statistics.
Poilievre, who has held the riding since 2004, is running against Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy, NDP candidate Beth Prokaska, and Green Party candidate Mark Watson.
The riding also has one of the longest ballots in elections history with 91 candidates A total of 85 candidates in Carleton are affiliated with the electoral reform group ‘The Longest Ballot Committee,’ all under the representation of Tomas Szuchewycz as their official agent….