Canada election: Where voters came out the most in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick [Video]

Maritimers, like Canadians across the country, were eager to head to the polls in this federal election, preliminary numbers from Elections Canada suggest.

Preliminary results show that 72.25 per cent of eligible voters in Nova Scotia voted. New Brunswick’s voter turnout was 72.24 per cent and Prince Edward Island’s was 78.38 per cent.

Nationally, results as of Wednesday morning show voter turnout was 68.7 per cent of registered electors. That’s compared with 62.6 per cent in the last election in 2021.

Nova Scotia’s riding with the highest voter turnout was Central Nova, with 75.02 per cent, where Liberal Sean Fraser was re-elected in what appeared to be a tight race against Conservative candidate Brycen Jenkins as results came in on election night.

Preliminary numbers show Fraser had 52 per cent of the vote, while Jenkins had 42.7 per cent.

Fraser announced in December 2024 that he was leaving cabinet and did not intend to run again. After Justin …