Voter turnout appears to hit all-time low
Voter turnout appears to hit all-time low Last Updated: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 | 6:06 AM ET Comments151Recommend108 Tuesday's federal poll revealed an electorate that seemed apathetic in terms of who should lead the country, with voter turnout appearing to be the lowest in the history of Confederation. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives won a second minority government. But with just under 60 per cent of the votes counted at 2 a.m. ET Wednesday, turnout hovered around 59 per cent. That figure was slightly below the lowest turnout recorded in 2004 at 60.9 per cent when Paul Martin's Liberals won a minority government. Only two years ago, 64.7 per cent of Canadians went to the polls, also giving Stephen Harper's Conservatives a minority government. The highest voter turnout was 79.4 per cent in 1958. The lowest was 44.6 per cent in 1898. Inserted from <http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/10/15/voter-turnout.html>
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