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title: "Vancouver breaks its own advance voting record again, with 25,142 ballots cast on October 7"
description: "The city set a new single-day record on the second advance voting day, surpassing the record it set just four days earlier. Two more advance voting days remain before October 17."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/news/advance-voting-day2-record-october-8"
last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:01:09.836Z"
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Vancouver set a new single-day advance voting record on Wednesday, October 7, when 25,142 people cast ballots at advance voting locations across the city, according to the City's preliminary figures as reported by Daily Hive on October 8. That figure broke the previous all-time record of 21,824, which had been set just four days earlier on October 3.

The City of Vancouver released preliminary figures confirming the new record. October 7 was the second of the five scheduled advance voting days for the 2026 civic election.

## How October 7 compares to past elections

Daily Hive reports that October 7 saw a 139 per cent increase over the 10,502 people who voted on the equivalent second advance voting day in the 2022 civic election. The two-day combined total stands at 46,966, based on the City's preliminary figures. That is already 72 per cent of the 65,127 ballots cast across all five advance voting days in 2022, according to the same article.

The City noted that wait times on October 7 remained low, despite the much higher volume. It opened 59 advance voting locations for this election, up from 22 in 2022. The City is also running the election on a budget of $9.4 million, more than double the 2022 election budget, with the larger investment covering more locations and more technology at each site.

## What comes next

Two advance voting days remain before October 17:

- **Saturday, October 10**: polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- **Tuesday, October 13**: polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Vancouver voters can use any advance voting location in the city on those days; you are not limited to a location near your home address. On general voting day, October 17, the number of locations will expand further to 85.

By October 1, mail-in ballot requests had already surpassed 18,000, Daily Hive notes. That is more than 70 per cent above the 10,523 mail-in packages requested for the entire 2022 election. Some mail-in ballot deadlines have now passed.

## What voters will decide on October 17

In this civic election, Vancouver voters choose a mayor, city councillors, Vancouver Park Board commissioners, and Vancouver School Board trustees. They also vote on two plebiscite questions: a capital plan borrowing proposal to fund new and upgraded community facilities, and a separate non-binding question about public hard-drug use and a proposed secure medical treatment facility.

You can check advance voting locations and hours at [/where-to-vote](/where-to-vote).

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