One of the reasons often cited for voter apathy is a sense that one’s vote doesn’t make a difference. But insights gleaned from Canada’s last election tell a different story and indicate that in some cases, every vote really does count.
Voter turnout stood at 62.6 per cent in Canada’s last federal election in September 2021. That represented about 17.2 million of Canada’s 27.5 million eligible voters at the time.
To better understand how and where low voter turnout made a difference, Environics Analytics looked at eight ridings across the country where there was both low voter turnout and a very close race.
