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Early Alberta Referendum Results: Over 75% Reject Leaving Canada

More than three-quarters of Alberta residents voted against seceding from Canada, amid political tensions involving Mark Carney and Donald Trump.


Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, 2026
Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, 2026 · Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Preliminary results from Monday's referendum in the western Canadian province of Alberta show that more than three-quarters of residents voted against separating from the country, news outlet OKO.press and the Financial Times reported.

According to a report in the Financial Times, the vote in the oil-rich province had threatened renewed political turmoil for Mark Carney amid an ongoing standoff with US President Donald Trump.

Full, final official figures from the ballot count have not yet been released.

Sources: OKO.press, Financial Times

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