Mark Carney can’t vote for Mark Carney
The main party leaders have all cast their ballots. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all voted today while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh cast his ballot during advance polls.
Carney was the last one to vote this afternoon. But in a weird twist, his name wasn’t on the ballot he cast.
That’s because the Liberal leader doesn’t live in Nepean, the riding where he is running.
Under Canada’s election rules, you must vote in the riding in which you live, even if you’re a candidate in a different district. There is one exception to this rule. Incumbent candidates (and their immediate family) can vote in the riding they represent, even if they don’t live in that riding.
Carney cast his ballot in Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester, where Liberal candidate Mona Fortier is the incumbent.
Should Carney win a seat tonight, he would be able to vote for himself in Nepean in the next election.
