High voter turnouts at advance polls across the region

A man walks out of an advanced voting station in Windsor on Apr. 20, 2024. (Sanjay Maru/CTV News Windsor)

A riding in Windsor-Essex had one of the highest turnouts in Canada during advance polls.

Elections Canada says a record 7.3 million people voted.

But the riding of Essex led the way, with almost 35,000 votes. That was the third-highest total in Canada.

Chatham-Kent-Leamington recorded 25,000 ballots.

In Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, just shy of 24,000 people came out.

In Windsor West, over 16,000 voted early.

The riding with the most advance votes in the country was the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, with 43,000 votes.