Voter turnout in Canada

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. The following presents voter turnout figures for Canada's general elections as compiled by Elections Canada.

When low turnout reflects cultural values of disenchantment or indifference, the election may not be an accurate reflection of the will of the people. Low turnouts can lead to unequal representation among various parts of the population. In developed countries, non-voters tend to be concentrated in particular demographic and socioeconomic groups, especially the young and the poor.

Voter turnout in Canada's general elections

Voter turnout in Canada 1867-present

Voter turnout in Canada 1957-present

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Table - Voter turnout in Canada 1867–present

Date of electionPopulationNumber of electors on listTotal ballots castVoter turnout
1867-08-073,230,000361,028268,38773.1%
1872-07-203,689,000426,974318,32970.3%
1874-01-223,689,000432,410324,00669.6%
1878-09-173,689,000715,279534,02969.1%
1882-06-204,325,000663,873508,49670.3%
1887-02-224,325,000948,222724,51770.1%
1891-03-054,833,0001,113,140778,49564.4%
1896-06-234,833,0001,358,328912,99262.9%
1900-11-074,833,0001,167,402958,49777.4%
1904-11-035,371,0001,385,4401,036,87871.6%
1908-10-265,371,0001,463,5911,180,82070.3%
1911-09-217,204,5271,820,7421,314,95370.2%
1917-12-177,591,9712,093,7991,892,74175.0%
1921-12-068,760,2114,435,3103,139,30667.7%
1925-10-298,776,3524,608,6363,168,41266.4%
1926-09-148,887,9524,665,3813,273,06267.7%
1930-07-288,887,9525,153,9713,922,48173.5%
1935-10-1410,367,0635,918,2074,452,67574.2%
1940-03-2610,429,1696,588,8884,672,53169.9%
1945-06-1111,494,6276,952,4455,305,19375.3%
1949-06-2711,823,6497,893,6295,903,57273.8%
1953-08-1014,003,7048,401,6915,701,96367.5%
1957-06-1016,073,9708,902,1256,680,69074.1%
1958-03-3116,073,9709,131,2007,357,13979.4%
1962-06-1818,238,2479,700,3257,772,65679.0%
1963-04-0818,238,2479,910,7577,958,63679.2%
1965-11-0818,238,24710,274,9047,796,72874.8%
1968-06-2520,014,88010,860,8888,217,91675.7%
1972-10-3021,568,31113,000,7789,974,66176.7%
1974-07-0821,568,31113,620,3539,671,00271.0%
1979-05-2222,992,60415,233,65311,541,00075.7%
1980-02-1822,992,60415,890,41611,015,51469.3%
1984-09-0424,343,18116,774,94112,638,42475.3%
1988-11-2125,309,33117,639,00113,281,19175.3%
1993-10-2527,296,85919,906,79613,863,13569.6%
1997-06-0227,296,85919,663,47813,174,69867.0%
2000-11-2728,846,76121,243,47312,997,18561.3%
2004-06-2830,007,09422,466,62113,683,57060.9%
2006-01-2330,007,09423,054,61514,908,70364.7%
2008-10-1431,612,89723,677,63913,929,09358.8%
2011-05-0233,476,68824,257,59214,823,40861.1%
2015-10-19[lower-alpha 1]35,749,60025,638,37917,559,35368.5%
  1. 2015 results preliminary and population projected (Source: Elections Canada,[1][2] and latest Statistics Canada population estimate[3])

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