Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
November 1, 2006

The following is being distributed at the request of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer:

Preliminary Count in the By-Election
for the Electoral District of Signal Hill � Quidi Vidi

 
Based on preliminary vote counts received by telephone from the returning officer from two Advance Polls, 30 Regular Polls, and the Special Mail In Ballot Count, the results of the November 1, 2006 By-Election in the Electoral District of Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi are as follows:

          KENNEDY, Jerome 1595
          MICHAEL, Lorraine 1968

          Total Votes Cast:               3563

          Total Eligible Voters:          8206 
                                                                          Voter Turnout: 43 per cent

The official addition of the votes for the By-Election in Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi is scheduled to take place at the office of the Returning Officer, Dr. Harry Roberts Conference Room, Main Floor, Battery Hotel, 100 Signal Hill Road, St. John�s at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 4, 2006. Upon conclusion of the official addition of the votes, the candidate who receives the largest number of votes shall be declared elected by the Returning Officer.

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Media contact:
Isabel Collins
Director of Electoral Operations
1-877-729-7987

2006 11 01                                      9:50 p.m.


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