Politics · Canada · 6 hrs ago
Yellowknife voters choose a mayor and councillors
Residents of Yellowknife voted for their next mayor and councillors in the municipal election.
Polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m.
Four voters interviewed at a polling station said casting their ballots was quick and smooth.
Some said voting took about five minutes, even though they expected the station to be busier.
Voters noticed electronic machines taking ballots for the first time.
One voter said she was unsure about the machines at first but found the process quick.
The election will determine who leads the city and serves on its council, but the results are not given here.
Yellowknife residents voted to choose a mayor and councillors in a municipal election.
Polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m.
Four voters interviewed at the multiplex polling station said voting was smooth and quick.
Voters noticed electronic machines accepting ballots for the first time.
Cynthia Cumming said she was initially unsure about the machines but found the process quick.
- Who
- Yellowknife voters, including the mayoral and council candidates.
- What
- Residents voted to choose a mayor and councillors.
- When
- Polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m.; the article was published on October 19, 2026.
- Where
- Yellowknife, including the multiplex polling station.
- Why
- To elect a mayor and councillors.
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Yellowknife voters cast ballots in the municipal election.
CBC interviewed four voters at the multiplex polling station, who described voting as smooth and quick.
Polls were scheduled to close.
- Location
- Yellowknife
- Election
- Mayor and councillors
- Poll closing time
- 7 p.m.
- Polling station
- Multiplex
- Voting method
- Electronic machines accepted ballots for the first time
What people are saying
In and out in five minutes
And it's, you know, midway through the afternoon. We thought it would be busier, but it was great