Sentences with phrase «cent voter turnout»

Only 34 per cent of eligible voters cast their votes in this election, even less than the 37 per cent voter turnout in the 2011 election.

Two candidates were re-elected in the district of Victoria, which had a 47 - per - cent voter turnout.

Not exact matches

In 2006, voters aged 55 - 64 had a 75.4 per cent turnout.

Under PR, Canadians could see voter turnout increase by five to seven per cent (Blais and Carty 1990; Pintor, Gratschew, and Sullivan 2002).

When you factor in the low turnout, less than 10 per cent of voters actually gave the party their support.

To put it in context, Gray Davis» recall needed 12 % of voter turnout in the last election — which meant that the petition gathers needed less than five per cent of voters to sign.

Many jurisdictions require 25 % of voter turnout in the last election, which is frequently less than the ten per cent of all voters required under the proposed UK law.

This poll predicted increased turnout, with 67 per cent of voters expected to take part, up three points.

Voter turnout was poor, with only 9.1 per cent of voters accredited cast their vote.

In 2004, just over 60 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, but this was the highest turnout since 1968.

Concerns about political engagement and voter turnout among young people have long been recognised but not yet resolved: an estimated 44 per cent of 18 - 24 year olds voted in the 2010 general election, around 20 per cent lower than overall turnout.

Among 18 - to 19 - year - olds, first - time voters, the turnout was 57 per cent.

Some 3 million new voters cast ballots, propelling voter turnout to 68 per cent, its highest level in more than 20 years.

Anyone curious about why Stephen Harper's Conservatives seem so eager to please older voters need only consider the following data from Statistics Canada: In 2011, the voter turnout rate was about 50 per cent among people aged 18 to 24, a few percentage points higher among 25 - to 34 - year - olds, but leapt to 70 per cent for 45 - to 54 - year - olds, and crested at a remarkable 82 per cent among potential voters between 65 and 74.

A low turnout of just 34 per cent of voters cast ballots in district one — Vancouver — where six candidates were re-elected and four elected for the first time.

Similarly, in the 2011 LSUC Bencher Election, voter turnout increased and reversed a long - term trend of decreased participation, but only rose to 37 per cent.