{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026","available_at":"2026-10-18T23:01:03.124201Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"d692dc30a34f6c4c4ccf134eb495dad0a571ade458e9c836a7833a66837f77f9","input_sha256":"5dd6e823c61f1f61c2a7189fd6f0e4c75ac656661892314cf3237f7c3fdf958a","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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Saanich meldete außerdem Rishi Sharma mit 17.157 Stimmen beziehungsweise 45,31 Prozent an der Spitze der Bürgermeisterwahl; die offiziellen Ergebnisse sollten bis zum 21. Oktober vorliegen.","Die Beteiligung wurde mit 38.299 Stimmzetteln beziehungsweise 42,74 Prozent der Wahlberechtigten angegeben. Der Bezirk verzeichnete 2022 27.975 Stimmzettel (31,22 Prozent) und 2018 32.538 (38,26 Prozent); die Zahlen für 2026 waren vorläufig."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"response","label":{"ar":"الإجابة","de":"Antwort","en":"Response","es":"Respuesta","fr":"Réponse","pt":"Resposta","tr":"Yanıt"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"votes","label":{"ar":"الأصوات (عدد)","de":"Stimmen (Anzahl)","en":"Votes (count)","es":"Votos (recuento)","fr":"Voix (nombre)","pt":"Votos (contagem)","tr":"Oy (adet)"},"type":"number","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":{"ar":"نسبة الأصوات (%)","de":"Stimmenanteil (%)","en":"Share of votes (%)","es":"Porcentaje de votos (%)","fr":"Part des voix (%)","pt":"Percentagem de votos (%)","tr":"Oy oranı (%)"},"type":"number","unit":"percent"}],"description":{"ar":"الأعداد والنسب الأولية للإجابة عن سؤال سانيش غير الرسمي بشأن الاندماج مع فيكتوريا.","de":"Vorläufige Zahlen und Anteile zur informellen Frage von Saanich über einen Zusammenschluss mit Victoria.","en":"Preliminary counts and shares for Saanich’s informal question about merging with Victoria.","es":"Recuentos y porcentajes preliminares de la pregunta informal de Saanich sobre la fusión con Victoria.","fr":"Décomptes et parts préliminaires pour la question informelle de Saanich sur une fusion avec Victoria.","pt":"Contagens e percentuais preliminares da pergunta informal de Saanich sobre uma fusão com Victoria.","tr":"Saanich’te Victoria ile birleşme hakkındaki gayriresmî soruya verilen ön yanıt sayıları ve payları."},"id":"saanich-merger-question-vote","methodology":{"ar":"نُقلت القيم من المصدر الرسمي الأولي. ولا تُعامل النتائج التي يصفها المصدر بأنها أولية على أنها نهائية.","de":"Die Werte wurden aus der offiziellen Primärquelle übernommen. Als vorläufig bezeichnete Ergebnisse gelten nicht als bestätigt.","en":"Values are transcribed from the official primary source. Results described as preliminary by the source are not treated as certified.","es":"Los valores se transcriben de la fuente primaria oficial. Los resultados que la fuente califica de preliminares no se consideran certificados.","fr":"Les valeurs sont reprises de la source primaire officielle. Les résultats qualifiés de préliminaires ne sont pas présentés comme certifiés.","pt":"Os valores foram transcritos da fonte primária oficial. Resultados descritos pela fonte como preliminares não são tratados como certificados.","tr":"Değerler resmî birincil kaynaktan aktarılmıştır. Kaynak sonuçları ön olarak tanımladığında kesinleşmiş sayılmaz."},"rows":[{"response":"No","share":67.96,"votes":24663},{"response":"Yes","share":32.04,"votes":11626}],"sourceUrls":["https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2026-news/district-of-saanich-announces-preliminary-election-results.html"],"title":{"ar":"النتائج الواردة في المصدر","de":"Von der Quelle gemeldete Ergebnisse","en":"Results reported by the source","es":"Resultados comunicados por la fuente","fr":"Résultats rapportés par la source","pt":"Resultados informados pela fonte","tr":"Kaynakta bildirilen sonuçlar"},"type":"table","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T22:09:53+00:00"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026/data/saanich-merger-question-vote?lang=de&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026/data/saanich-merger-question-vote?lang=de&format=json"},"id":"saanich-merger-question-vote"}],"data_types":["table"],"editorial_illustration":null,"event_id":"event-56a7a286-47ba-5516-a0ad-c8818b84f518","event_period":"2026-10-17","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"de","modified_at":"2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","relations":[],"section_illustration":null,"slug":"saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-19","name":"District of Saanich","publishedAt":"2026-10-18","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2026-news/district-of-saanich-announces-preliminary-election-results.html"}],"summary":"Bei den vorläufigen Ergebnissen der Kommunalwahl vom 17. Oktober in Saanich antworteten 24.663 Wähler mit Nein und 11.626 mit Ja auf eine informelle Frage zu einem Zusammenschluss mit Victoria. Der Bezirk meldete Anteile von 67,96 Prozent Nein und 32,04 Prozent Ja.","text":"Bei den vorläufigen Ergebnissen der Kommunalwahl vom 17. Oktober in Saanich antworteten 24.663 Wähler mit Nein und 11.626 mit Ja auf eine informelle Frage zu einem Zusammenschluss mit Victoria. Der Bezirk meldete Anteile von 67,96 Prozent Nein und 32,04 Prozent Ja.\n\nDie Frage war eine informelle Erhebung der öffentlichen Meinung, kein bindendes Referendum. Saanich meldete außerdem Rishi Sharma mit 17.157 Stimmen beziehungsweise 45,31 Prozent an der Spitze der Bürgermeisterwahl; die offiziellen Ergebnisse sollten bis zum 21. Oktober vorliegen.\n\nDie Beteiligung wurde mit 38.299 Stimmzetteln beziehungsweise 42,74 Prozent der Wahlberechtigten angegeben. 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