Only six percent of eligible voters in Ontario took advantage of the vote in advance in this year’s general electionPreliminary data shows.
The Figures, Released by Elections Ontario on Monday Morning, Mark a Change from Precious Provincial Elections: in 2022, 1.066,545 Eligible Voters (9.92 per cent) Voted over a Period of 10 Advance Days, and in 2018, 698.609 Voters (6.8 per cent) Run their ballot over five days of voting in advance.
Due to the Snap election this year, 678,789 voters voted over three days (February 20, 21 and 22) to vote in advance – a participation rate of 6.14%.
The elections in Ontario estimate that around 10.8 million people are eligible to vote in the elections, which is expected to take place on Thursday. Voters can still vote at their local electoral office until Wednesday and vote until 9 p.m. at their location assigned on the day of the ballot.
The participation rate figures were offered by current elections after 44% of registered voters were proved in June 2022 for the planned summer elections.
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The latest early elections in Canada, which took place in Nova Scotia last fall, saw a new record for the participation rate.
No Nova Scotia elections have revealed that around 45% of people had elected the November Snap survey on the East Coast, down 10 percentage points from 2021. The result has been the first time that the Participation rate was below 50% in the maritime province and its lower -edpurt.
The moment of the election of Nova Scotia seemed to play a role in disengagement.
“The participation rate was lower than it was generally, with regard to the enthusiasm of voters. For me, I have the impression that the election was not really captivating, I do not think that there is really a general anger in the face of a first electoral call “, Lori Turnbull, professor at the management faculty of the University of Dalhousie, told Global News earlier this month.
“It seemed to be inevitable that Tim Houston and progressives were going to earn an even greater majority.”
New Ipsos survey Directed for world news shows if the elections took place tomorrow, the progressives of Doug Ford would record a comfortable victory.
Friday’s survey shows that the Ford group obtained support by 46%, with the Liberals of Bonnie Crombie at 25%. Marit Stiles and the NPD were in third place at 21% and the green party of Mike Schreiner was in fourth place at 8%.
The survey represents a slight passage from public opinion to the start of the campaign. The PCs are down four points, the Greens are up two and the Liberals and the NPD have seen a boost from a point.
– with files Isaac Callan And MOLIN D’ALLO
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