Election Turnout Canada 2019
Voter turnout for canada s 2019 federal election was well meh by travis lupick on october 22nd 2019 at 1 35 pm 2 of 2 ndp leader jagmeet singh and his wife gurkiran kaur were among 17 9.
Election turnout canada 2019. That translates to 65 95 per cent of eligible voters but that. Nearly 17 9 million people voted this year out of an eligible 27 1 million canadians putting voter turnout at 65 95 per cent according to preliminary results from elections canada. Canadian election drew nearly 66 of registered voters turnout for canada s 2019 general election was 65 95 per cent of eligible voters not as high as in 2015 when justin trudeau first swept to.
The 2019 canadian federal election formally the 43rd canadian general election was held on october 21 2019 to elect members of the house of commons to the 43rd canadian parliament the writs of election for the 2019 election were issued by governor general julie payette on september 11 2019. Preliminary estimates from elections canada show that roughly 66 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot during this year s federal election which saw liberal leader justin. But the liberals have retained enough seats to form a minority government.
Voter turnout is the percentage of registered voters who cast a ballot in an election the following presents voter turnout figures for canada s general elections as compiled by elections canada. 21 2019 election saw the liberal government under prime minister justin trudeau reduced from a majority to a minority after a 40 day campaign with the conservatives and bloc quebecois. The liberal party led by incumbent prime minister justin trudeau won 157 seats to form a.
About 17 9 million canadians voted this year according to elections canada s count with more than 98 per cent of polls reporting. The average voter turnout for canada s general elections since 1867 has been 70 5. Elections canada s latest report stated that the 2019 election voter turnout was 67 per cent of registered voters though this survey showed that 77 per cent of canadians reported voting.