{"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 also reported mayoral candidate Rishi Sharma first with 17,157 votes, or 45.31%, and said official results were expected by October 21.","Turnout was reported as 38,299 ballots, representing 42.74% of eligible voters. The district listed 27,975 ballots (31.22%) in 2022 and 32,538 (38.26%) in 2018; the 2026 figures were preliminary."],"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=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026/data/saanich-merger-question-vote?lang=en&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":"en","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":"In preliminary results from Saanich’s October 17 local election, 24,663 voters answered no and 11,626 answered yes to an informal question on merging the municipality with Victoria. 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The district listed 27,975 ballots (31.22%) in 2022 and 32,538 (38.26%) in 2018; the 2026 figures were preliminary.","title":"Saanich voters reject merger with Victoria in preliminary ballot","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/saanich-election-no-vote-against-municipal-merger-preliminary-2026"},"version":"1"}