Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and ReferendumsAbout this tablePresenting these figures involves several challenges. The data contained in official election results since Confederation have not been reported consistently. In the case of an election by acclamation, for instance, the number of registered electors on the lists for that electoral district was included in the total number of registered electors for some elections, but not for others. In other cases, lists of electors were not prepared for some districts. In Prince Edward Island, no lists were prepared in the entire province for several elections. Show Moreover, a number of electoral districts were dual-member constituencies until 1966. As each elector could vote for more than one candidate, the reported number of votes cast (valid and rejected ballots) was higher than it would have been in a single-member scenario. Voter turnout figures have been corrected where appropriate: to estimate turnout in these cases, the total number of votes cast in a plural-member electoral district was divided by the number of members elected from that district (see Scarrow 1962).
FootnotesReturn to source of 1 In early elections, polling took place over several weeks or even months. Return to source of 2 A referendum. Return to source of 3 Does not include Quebec, as Quebec conducted its own referendum. Return to source of 4 This percentage rises to 70.9 when the number of electors on the lists is adjusted to account for electors who had moved or died between the enumeration for the 1992 referendum and the election of 1993, for which a separate enumeration was not carried out except in Quebec, as the 1992 electoral lists were reused. Return to source of 5 The turnout of 61.2% in 2000 was adjusted to arrive at the final turnout of 64.1%, after our normal maintenance of the National Register of Electors to remove the names of deceased electors and duplicates arising from moves. The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada explained the adjustment during his appearance before the Subcommittee on Electoral Boundaries Readjustment on October 6, 2003, and his appearance to discuss the 2004 Main Estimates before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 5, 2004. Return to source of 6 Population is based on Statistics Canada census data available to Elections Canada at the time of publishing. Source: Reports of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery (1867-1917); reports of the Chief Electoral Officer (1921-2008); Official Voting Results (2011-2019); unpublished summary data prepared by Elections Canada; R. Pomfret, The Economic Development of Canada (1987); H.A. Scarrow, Canada Votes (1962); Contact (1985). Which group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is?Voter turnout also increased as age, educational attainment and income increased. Voter turnout was highest among those ages 65 to 74 at 76.0%, while the percentage was lowest among those ages 18 to 24 at 51.4%.
Which group has had the lowest vote turn out level quizlet?When it comes to age, America's young people do not vote at high levels. In fact, citizens under the age of 30 have the lowest turnout of any age group.
Which group has the lowest voter participation quizlet?b) Voters aged 18-25 have the lowest voter turnout of any age group. This is most likely motivated by political apathy and the mobility of this age group. Young voters are less likely to vote. Older voters are more likely to vote.
Why is voter turnout so low in Canada?Many eligible Canadians report being too busy as reason for not voting. Not voting because of obligations related to everyday life made up 43% of all reasons reported by non-voters. This included being too busy (24%), having an illness or disability (11%), or being out of town (9%).
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