Referendum Results
The Order in Council to conduct a constitutional referendum on equalization was issued on August 9, 2021. The referendum vote took place in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta Municipal Elections. The referendum question asked electors:
Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 – Parliament and the government of Canada’s commitment to the principle of making equalization payments – be removed from the constitution?
Electors could vote “yes” or “no” on the question.
The results table below includes:- Provincial Results: The top row reporting “Provincial Total” is the provincial results of the vote.
- Municipal Results: The totals reported by each municipality are provided. Where a municipality conducted the vote for a summer village, First Nation, improvement district or special area, the additional jurisdiction included in that municipalities reported total can be accessed by clicking on the arrow.
- Rejected Ballots: This number represents the ballots that were rejected during the count. It includes ballots where no votes were cast (blank ballots), where more than one vote was cast, or where the intent of the voter could not be determined during the count. There were 50,969 rejected ballots on the referendum vote on equalization, of which 49,336 were blank.
- Blank Ballots: This number reports a subset of the rejected ballots – those that were left blank. In the Local Authorities Election Act, the process to decline a ballot is to leave it blank.
- Estimated Turnout: Turnout information by municipality is not available, as most municipalities do not use a list of electors and all voters register at the polls. Elections Alberta maintains the provincial List of Electors, which as of April 2021 included 2,822,303 electors. This figure does not include any new registrations that occurred during the municipal elections at the polls. The estimated turnout for the senate election, using the provincial List of Electors, is 38.7%.
Municipality | Number of Electors Who Voted | Yes | No | Rejected Ballots (incl. blanks) | Blank Ballots (Declined) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provincial Total Valid Vote Count Percentage | 1,092,639 |
642,501 61.7% |
399,169 38.3% | 50,969 | 49,336 |
ACME | 137 | 106 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
AIRDRIE | 12,029 | 8,161 | 3,438 | 430 | 420 |
| 255 | 192 | 60 | 3 | 2 |
ALIX | 215 | 160 | 44 | 11 | 11 |
ALLIANCE | 78 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
AMISK | 60 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
ANDREW | 150 | 97 | 33 | 20 | 18 |
ARROWWOOD | 71 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 7 |
ATHABASCA | 730 | 425 | 243 | 62 | 50 |
ATHABASCA COUNTY | 2,221 | 1,696 | 453 | 72 | 66 |
| 2,093 | 738 | 1,039 | 316 | 311 |
BARNWELL | 213 | 167 | 32 | 14 | 14 |
BARONS | 107 | 81 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
BARRHEAD | 1,366 | 904 | 362 | 100 | 94 |
BASHAW | 318 | 227 | 79 | 12 | 11 |
BASSANO | 427 | 320 | 90 | 17 | 17 |
BAWLF | 84 | 57 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
BEAUMONT | 4,578 | 2,762 | 1,481 | 335 | 335 |
BEAVER COUNTY | 1,462 | 1,148 | 278 | 36 | 31 |
BEAVERLODGE | 486 | 362 | 103 | 21 | 18 |
BEISEKER | 243 | 171 | 65 | 7 | 6 |
BENTLEY | 309 | 229 | 65 | 15 | 14 |
BERWYN | 67 | 49 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
BIG LAKES COUNTY | 1,353 | 1,065 | 243 | 45 | 37 |
BIG VALLEY | 145 | 103 | 40 | 2 | 2 |
BIRCH HILLS COUNTY | 365 | 290 | 50 | 25 | 24 |
BITTERN LAKE | 80 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
BLACK DIAMOND | 859 | 610 | 224 | 25 | 24 |
BLACKFALDS | 1,394 | 1,130 | 264 | 0 | 0 |
BON ACCORD | 361 | 246 | 107 | 8 | 5 |
| 1,290 | 946 | 264 | 80 | 77 |
BOW ISLAND | 304 | 203 | 85 | 16 | 15 |
BOWDEN | 367 | 277 | 82 | 8 | 8 |
| 253 | 179 | 60 | 14 | 12 |
BRAZEAU COUNTY | 2,670 | 2,273 | 334 | 63 | 59 |
BRETON | 166 | 127 | 32 | 7 | 4 |
BROOKS | 2,550 | 1,811 | 587 | 152 | 141 |
BRUDERHEIM | 203 | 158 | 43 | 2 | 1 |
BUFFALO LAKE MÉTIS SETTLEMENT | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
CALGARY | 392,780 | 218,856 | 157,244 | 16,680 | 16,463 |
CALMAR | 552 | 422 | 113 | 17 | 16 |
CAMROSE | 5,288 | 3,398 | 1,503 | 387 | 384 |
CAMROSE COUNTY | 2,293 | 1,792 | 460 | 41 | 34 |
CANMORE | 4,838 | 1,565 | 2,798 | 475 | 474 |
CARBON | 235 | 184 | 40 | 11 | 11 |
CARDSTON | 1,306 | 1,008 | 215 | 83 | 80 |
| 1,338 | 1,108 | 173 | 57 | 56 |
CARMANGAY | 119 | 77 | 36 | 6 | 4 |
CAROLINE | 96 | 70 | 21 | 5 | 5 |
CARSTAIRS | 1,214 | 939 | 235 | 40 | 40 |
CASTOR | 309 | 231 | 59 | 19 | 16 |
CHAMPION | 125 | 102 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
CHAUVIN | 142 | 118 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
CHESTERMERE | 4,731 | 3,330 | 1,139 | 262 | 259 |
CHIPMAN | 108 | 79 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
CLARESHOLM | 1,469 | 991 | 391 | 87 | 83 |
CLEAR HILLS COUNTY | 602 | 495 | 91 | 16 | 15 |
| 3,676 | 2,992 | 581 | 103 | 87 |
CLIVE | 186 | 165 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
CLYDE | 63 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
COALDALE | 2,862 | 1,916 | 611 | 335 | 335 |
COALHURST | 632 | 428 | 179 | 25 | 16 |
COCHRANE | 6,844 | 4,395 | 2,206 | 243 | 240 |
COLD LAKE | 2,737 | 1,909 | 713 | 115 | 112 |
CONSORT | 216 | 172 | 34 | 10 | 7 |
CORONATION | 293 | 231 | 49 | 13 | 12 |
COUNTY OF BARRHEAD NO. 11 | 1,678 | 1,304 | 313 | 61 | 55 |
COUNTY OF FORTY MILE NO. 8 | 399 | 350 | 42 | 7 | 7 |
COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE NO. 1 | 4,933 | 3,934 | 885 | 114 | 98 |
COUNTY OF MINBURN NO. 27 | 719 | 476 | 212 | 31 | 29 |
COUNTY OF NEWELL | 1,528 | 1,290 | 202 | 36 | 36 |
COUNTY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS | 713 | 557 | 143 | 13 | 10 |
COUNTY OF PAINTEARTH NO. 18 | 446 | 376 | 63 | 7 | 6 |
COUNTY OF ST. PAUL NO. 19 | 2,495 | 1,890 | 503 | 102 | 102 |
| 1,877 | 1,587 | 254 | 36 | 33 |
COUNTY OF TWO HILLS NO. 21 | 910 | 722 | 183 | 5 | 5 |
COUNTY OF VERMILION RIVER | 2,326 | 1,937 | 316 | 73 | 60 |
COUNTY OF WARNER NO. 5 | 428 | 350 | 60 | 18 | 17 |
| 2,710 | 2,183 | 489 | 38 | 38 |
COUTTS | 74 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
COWLEY | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
CREMONA | 144 | 91 | 42 | 11 | 8 |
CROSSFIELD | 550 | 444 | 104 | 2 | 2 |
CROWSNEST PASS | 1,749 | 1,215 | 474 | 60 | 52 |
CYPRESS COUNTY | 1,809 | 1,494 | 272 | 43 | 41 |
CZAR | 79 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
DAYSLAND | 317 | 228 | 70 | 19 | 18 |
DELBURNE | 170 | 133 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
DELIA | 53 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
DEVON | 2,083 | 1,395 | 655 | 33 | 32 |
DIDSBURY | 1,669 | 1,120 | 404 | 145 | 143 |
DONALDA | 95 | 74 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
DONNELLY | 50 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
DRAYTON VALLEY | 1,849 | 1,478 | 327 | 44 | 39 |
DRUMHELLER | 2,653 | 1,803 | 714 | 136 | 50 |
DUCHESS | 176 | 152 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
EAST PRAIRIE MÉTIS SETTLEMENT | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
ECKVILLE | 271 | 215 | 52 | 4 | 4 |
EDBERG | 54 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
EDGERTON | 147 | 113 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
EDMONTON | 235,852 | 108,059 | 116,632 | 11,161 | 10,997 |
EDSON | 1,775 | 1,278 | 399 | 98 | 91 |
ELIZABETH MÉTIS SETTLEMENT | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
ELK POINT | 475 | 310 | 126 | 39 | 38 |
ELNORA | 91 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
EMPRESS | 104 | 69 | 29 | 6 | 6 |
FAIRVIEW | 428 | 332 | 90 | 6 | 6 |
FALHER | 201 | 155 | 41 | 5 | 4 |
FISHING LAKE MÉTIS SETTLEMENT | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
FLAGSTAFF COUNTY | 793 | 680 | 101 | 12 | 12 |
FOOTHILLS COUNTY | 4,199 | 3,370 | 809 | 20 | 19 |
FOREMOST | 204 | 148 | 43 | 13 | 13 |
FORESTBURG | 184 | 140 | 40 | 4 | 4 |
FORT MACLEOD | 726 | 481 | 200 | 45 | 44 |
FORT SASKATCHEWAN | 6,269 | 3,983 | 1,963 | 323 | 322 |
FOX CREEK | 443 | 332 | 94 | 17 | 17 |
GIBBONS | 782 | 539 | 219 | 24 | 23 |
GIROUXVILLE | 58 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
GLENDON | 158 | 121 | 31 | 6 | 5 |
GLENWOOD | 124 | 89 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
GRANDE PRAIRIE | 9,801 | 6,382 | 2,804 | 615 | 434 |
GRIMSHAW | 386 | 279 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
HALKIRK | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
HANNA | 801 | 618 | 141 | 42 | 42 |
HARDISTY | 228 | 186 | 37 | 5 | 5 |
HAY LAKES | 122 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
HEISLER | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
HIGH LEVEL | 439 | 289 | 132 | 18 | 16 |
HIGH PRAIRIE | 693 | 424 | 215 | 54 | 53 |
HIGH RIVER | 4,241 | 2,909 | 1,068 | 264 | 261 |
HILL SPRING | 76 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
HINES CREEK | 110 | 86 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
HINTON | 2,763 | 1,792 | 791 | 180 | 164 |
HOLDEN | 109 | 78 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
HUGHENDEN | 93 | 64 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
HUSSAR | 68 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 04 (WATERTON) | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
INNISFAIL | 2,679 | 1,364 | 944 | 371 | 371 |
INNISFREE | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
IRMA | 168 | 145 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
IRRICANA | 370 | 281 | 85 | 4 | 4 |
| 1,363 | 488 | 786 | 89 | 86 |
KILLAM | 213 | 164 | 47 | 2 | 2 |
KITSCOTY | 230 | 183 | 44 | 3 | 3 |
KNEEHILL COUNTY | 1,275 | 1,047 | 201 | 27 | 22 |
| 3,219 | 2,283 | 713 | 223 | 213 |
| 3,017 | 2,350 | 561 | 106 | 104 |
LACOMBE | 2,464 | 1,659 | 685 | 120 | 119 |
| 2,490 | 2,021 | 431 | 38 | 32 |
LAMONT | 439 | 317 | 100 | 22 | 22 |
LAMONT COUNTY | 1,144 | 601 | 470 | 73 | 68 |
LEDUC | 7,007 | 4,746 | 1,897 | 364 | 357 |
LEDUC COUNTY | 3,705 | 2,864 | 750 | 91 | 65 |
LEGAL | 379 | 262 | 102 | 15 | 12 |
LETHBRIDGE | 28,293 | 15,608 | 10,761 | 1,924 | 1,892 |
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY | 1,209 | 986 | 188 | 35 | 35 |
LINDEN | 212 | 158 | 41 | 13 | 13 |
LLOYDMINSTER | 2,123 | 1,813 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
LONGVIEW | 150 | 108 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
LOUGHEED | 67 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
MACKENZIE COUNTY | 1,293 | 1,081 | 152 | 60 | 50 |
MAGRATH | 841 | 618 | 179 | 44 | 42 |
MANNING | 265 | 189 | 67 | 9 | 9 |
MANNVILLE | 225 | 159 | 58 | 8 | 8 |
MARWAYNE | 174 | 130 | 40 | 4 | 4 |
MAYERTHORPE | 191 | 141 | 45 | 5 | 4 |
MCLENNAN | 220 | 134 | 72 | 14 | 14 |
MEDICINE HAT | 19,998 | 12,846 | 5,667 | 1,485 | 1,478 |
MILK RIVER | 435 | 309 | 101 | 25 | 24 |
MILLET | 505 | 359 | 139 | 7 | 7 |
MILO | 65 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
MORINVILLE | 2,640 | 1,702 | 792 | 146 | 141 |
MORRIN | 77 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY | 3,850 | 3,076 | 666 | 108 | 104 |
MUNDARE | 352 | 241 | 88 | 23 | 23 |
| 314 | 184 | 23 | 107 | 5 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF ACADIA NO. 34 | 160 | 137 | 19 | 4 | 4 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BIGHORN NO. 8 | 449 | 232 | 202 | 15 | 12 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BONNYVILLE NO. 87 | 4,272 | 3,427 | 606 | 239 | 239 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF FAIRVIEW NO. 136 | 440 | 341 | 84 | 15 | 13 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF GREENVIEW NO. 16 | 2,225 | 1,746 | 403 | 76 | 70 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF LESSER SLAVE RIVER NO. 124 | 1,009 | 773 | 203 | 33 | 31 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF OPPORTUNITY NO. 17 | 966 | 520 | 347 | 99 | 99 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PEACE NO. 135 | 222 | 164 | 52 | 6 | 6 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PINCHER CREEK NO. 9 | 958 | 657 | 284 | 17 | 17 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PROVOST NO. 52 | 698 | 621 | 65 | 12 | 10 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF RANCHLAND NO. 66 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF SMOKY RIVER NO. 130 | 812 | 613 | 165 | 34 | 31 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF SPIRIT RIVER NO. 133 | 177 | 149 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF TABER | 972 | 812 | 120 | 40 | 26 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WAINWRIGHT NO. 61 | 1,380 | 1,144 | 209 | 27 | 27 |
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WILLOW CREEK NO. 26 | 1,342 | 1,083 | 207 | 52 | 51 |
MUNSON | 94 | 80 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
MYRNAM | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
NAMPA | 86 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
NANTON | 774 | 548 | 206 | 20 | 20 |
NOBLEFORD | 256 | 209 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY | 494 | 354 | 127 | 13 | 13 |
OKOTOKS | 7,523 | 5,170 | 2,006 | 347 | 346 |
OLDS | 2,361 | 1,580 | 586 | 195 | 194 |
| 476 | 347 | 117 | 12 | 12 |
OYEN | 201 | 170 | 28 | 3 | 3 |
PADDLE PRAIRIE MÉTIS SETTLEMENT | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PARADISE VALLEY | 39 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7,836 | 5,615 | 1,929 | 292 | 288 |
PEACE RIVER | 1,886 | 1,144 | 628 | 114 | 105 |
PEAVINE MÉTIS SETTLEMENT | 45 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
PENHOLD | 834 | 419 | 349 | 66 | 66 |
PICTURE BUTTE | 225 | 176 | 43 | 6 | 3 |
PINCHER CREEK | 1,214 | 788 | 361 | 65 | 63 |
PONOKA | 1,606 | 1,112 | 386 | 108 | 108 |
| 2,320 | 1,902 | 351 | 67 | 66 |
PROVOST | 621 | 523 | 84 | 14 | 14 |
RAINBOW LAKE | 59 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
RAYMOND | 1,477 | 1,116 | 297 | 64 | 59 |
RED DEER | 21,750 | 13,980 | 6,393 | 1,377 | 1,370 |
RED DEER COUNTY | 6,020 | 4,759 | 1,127 | 134 | 111 |
REDCLIFF | 1,377 | 984 | 328 | 65 | 64 |
REDWATER | 636 | 491 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO | 12,616 | 8,776 | 3,039 | 801 | 779 |
RIMBEY | 697 | 293 | 156 | 248 | 220 |
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE | 1,707 | 1,245 | 393 | 69 | 57 |
| 11,520 | 8,425 | 2,818 | 277 | 247 |
ROCKYFORD | 115 | 83 | 27 | 5 | 5 |
ROSALIND | 67 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
ROSEMARY | 112 | 90 | 19 | 3 | 3 |
RYCROFT | 159 | 120 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
RYLEY | 178 | 122 | 48 | 8 | 6 |
SADDLE HILLS COUNTY | 727 | 573 | 124 | 30 | 25 |
SEDGEWICK | 323 | 253 | 57 | 13 | 12 |
SEXSMITH | 467 | 357 | 83 | 27 | 23 |
SLAVE LAKE | 1,440 | 1,054 | 366 | 20 | 17 |
SMOKY LAKE | 487 | 271 | 146 | 70 | 70 |
| 1,034 | 763 | 175 | 96 | 95 |
SPIRIT RIVER | 250 | 188 | 50 | 12 | 10 |
| 176 | 102 | 71 | 3 | 3 |
SPRUCE GROVE | 7,960 | 4,939 | 2,659 | 362 | 359 |
ST. ALBERT | 17,780 | 8,945 | 7,913 | 922 | 919 |
ST. PAUL | 1,367 | 892 | 342 | 133 | 69 |
STANDARD | 123 | 94 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
STARLAND COUNTY | 543 | 442 | 79 | 22 | 10 |
STAVELY | 194 | 151 | 37 | 6 | 6 |
STETTLER | 1,362 | 1,005 | 294 | 63 | 33 |
STIRLING | 208 | 175 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
STONY PLAIN | 4,327 | 2,877 | 1,175 | 275 | 232 |
STRATHCONA COUNTY | 30,501 | 18,302 | 10,919 | 1,280 | 1,264 |
STRATHMORE | 3,631 | 2,522 | 875 | 234 | 234 |
| 4,554 | 3,267 | 1,145 | 142 | 142 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF BURNSTICK LAKE | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF GOLDEN DAYS | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF GULL LAKE | 71 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF HORSESHOE BAY | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF LARKSPUR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF PARKLAND BEACH | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF SILVER BEACH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF SUNDANCE BEACH | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
SUMMER VILLAGE OF WAIPAROUS | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
SUNDRE | 885 | 638 | 207 | 40 | 40 |
SWAN HILLS | 413 | 314 | 88 | 11 | 11 |
| 3,448 | 2,611 | 739 | 98 | 94 |
TABER | 2,081 | 1,520 | 350 | 211 | 208 |
THORHILD COUNTY | 1,147 | 890 | 205 | 52 | 51 |
THORSBY | 400 | 278 | 113 | 9 | 9 |
THREE HILLS | 1,101 | 840 | 221 | 40 | 38 |
TOFIELD | 409 | 281 | 124 | 4 | 2 |
TROCHU | 354 | 269 | 69 | 16 | 15 |
TURNER VALLEY | 731 | 480 | 218 | 33 | 31 |
TWO HILLS | 279 | 179 | 67 | 33 | 33 |
VALLEYVIEW | 447 | 315 | 116 | 16 | 16 |
VAUXHALL | 173 | 122 | 45 | 6 | 2 |
VEGREVILLE | 1,760 | 1,173 | 452 | 135 | 128 |
VERMILION | 1,158 | 882 | 276 | 0 | 0 |
VETERAN | 56 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
VIKING | 381 | 257 | 80 | 44 | 31 |
VILNA | 72 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
VULCAN | 454 | 337 | 108 | 9 | 8 |
| 826 | 708 | 108 | 10 | 9 |
WAINWRIGHT | 1,619 | 1,128 | 402 | 89 | 79 |
WARBURG | 176 | 133 | 35 | 8 | 8 |
WARNER | 184 | 125 | 40 | 19 | 18 |
WASKATENAU | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
WEMBLEY | 273 | 212 | 55 | 6 | 6 |
WESTLOCK | 1,173 | 795 | 322 | 56 | 53 |
WESTLOCK COUNTY | 1,988 | 1,558 | 377 | 53 | 52 |
WETASKIWIN | 3,422 | 2,167 | 971 | 284 | 259 |
| 2,106 | 1,690 | 345 | 71 | 56 |
WHITECOURT | 2,131 | 1,620 | 385 | 126 | 122 |
WOODLANDS COUNTY | 1,606 | 1,324 | 253 | 29 | 26 |
YELLOWHEAD COUNTY | 3,061 | 2,466 | 525 | 70 | 68 |
YOUNGSTOWN | 38 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 |