provincial election

Subnational government ballot

A provincial election is a vote to choose representatives for a province's legislature, as distinct from federal or municipal elections.

The term is used primarily in Canada, where provinces hold their own elections separate from national ones: The provincial election is expected this fall.

Other countries use equivalent terms like state election.

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