Before the Final Drop: Where Northwest voters turned out for advance voting

You’ll now have to wait until Saturday if you plan to vote during the 2026 Provincial Election. 

The six-day advanced voting period wrapped up yesterday (Wednesday). According to Elections B.C., 7,931 early ballots were cast in the Bulkley-Stikine and Skeena ridings. 

Province-wide, 891,348 people took advantage of early voting – that’s a decline of 11 percent when compared to two years ago (2024). 

Here is a complete daily breakdown of votes cast during the advanced voting period

Bulkley-Stikine 

• October 16th – 574
• October 17th – 636
• October 18th – 166
• October 19th – 568
• October 20th – 601
• October 21st -885

Skeena 

• October 16th – 221
• October 17th – 564
• October 18th – 913
• October 19th -1,226
• October 20th – 366
• October 21st – 551

Below is a list of voting locations for both ridings that will be open on election day from 8am to 8pm.

• Smithers: St. Joseph’s Elementary School (4054 Broadway Ave)
• Telkwa: Telkwa Community Hall (1380 Birch St)
• Hazelton: St. Peter’s Anglican Church (4390 Government St)
• New Hazelton: Erwin Stege Community Centre (4633 10th Ave)
• Dease Lake: Dease Lake Community Hall (2102 1st Ave)
• Atlin: Atlin Recreation Centre (100 3rd St) [1]

• Terrace: Thornhill Community Hall (3091 Century St)
• Terrace: Terrace Pentecostal Assembly (3511 Eby St)
• Kitimat: Riverlodge Recreation Centre (654 Columbia Ave)
• Kitamaat Village: Haisla Recreation Centre (386 Totem Blvd)