On Oct. 3, Vancouver had its first advanced voting day with 59 polling stations being open across the city.

According to the City of Vancouver, they saw their greatest turn out – setting a new record for advance voting.

The City told CityNews in an email that approximately 21,824 people voted on Saturday, a 196 per cent increase from the first advance day in 2022. 

“Together, we achieved a new record for advance voting,” said the statement.

Advance voting will also be available on Oct. 7, Oct. 10, and Oct. 13 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Vote-by-mail requests were also made at a record amount. 

An online statement by the City of Vancouver said that more than 18,000 vote-by-mail packages had been requested. 

This is an increase of more than 70 per cent over the 2022 Vancouver election.

A list of polling locations can be found online.

Election day is Oct. 17.