阿尔伯塔省选民投票拒绝启动独立程序

加拿大阿尔伯塔省的非约束力公投已基本确定结果，选民以压倒性多数拒绝启动独立法律程序。12根据加拿大广播公司的预测，约76%的选民支持留在加拿大，23%支持启动可能导致分离的法律程序。1这是魁北克以外加拿大举行的首次分离公投。2

本次投票已统计超过100万张选票，约占全部选票的三分之一，其中约43%的合格选民已通过提前投票和邮寄选票参与。1公投向阿尔伯塔居民提出了10个问题，内容涵盖独立、移民、医疗、教育和省宪权等议题。1约1400个投票站中约100个出现延误，导致结果公布延迟超过两小时。1

总理马克·卡尼表示，"反对加拿大的投票是一个危险的虚张声势，将导致多年的深度不确定性和阿尔伯塔人及加拿大人失去的机会。"1省长丹尼尔·史密斯公开表示将投票支持留在加拿大。1阿尔伯塔省约有500万居民，该省的独立运动主要由经济怨言推动，而非语言或文化差异。2

Voters in Alberta have decisively rejected a proposal to launch a separation process, with over 76 percent supporting the province's continued membership in Canada, according to CBC projections.12 The non-binding referendum, held on October 20, 2026, asked residents whether to initiate legal procedures that could lead to independence.2 Approximately 23 percent of voters supported launching such proceedings.1

More than one million ballots had been counted by the time projections were made, representing roughly one-third of all votes cast.1 About 43 percent of eligible Alberta voters—approximately 1.3 million people—participated through early voting and mail-in ballots.1 The referendum presented residents with ten questions spanning independence, immigration, healthcare, education, and provincial constitutional powers.1

Premier Mark Carney declared victory for Canadian unity advocates, characterizing opposition to Canada as "a dangerous bluff that would lead to years of deep uncertainty and lost opportunities for Albertans and Canadians."1 Provincial Premier Daniel Smith publicly stated her intention to vote in favor of remaining in Canada.1 The result represents a major setback for separatist movements in the province, whose independence advocacy has been primarily driven by economic grievances rather than language or cultural differences.2 This marks the first separation referendum in Canada outside Quebec.2 Roughly 100 of the approximately 1,400 polling stations experienced delays, pushing result announcements more than two hours behind schedule.1