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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
On the other note, it sounds like there were still 50% or less voter turnout again, I really don't know what's needed to get these people off of their couches to vote, I thought this was such a crucial and interesting election and yet half of the people in this province didn't practice their right to vote, I find that depressing.
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It's been said, but it bears repeating: voter turnout was at 57% in this election.
This is actually a stunningly high number, in relative terms; it is the highest since 1993, which was higher because the election was contested by a strong Liberal challenge.
It is also, other than 1993, the highest voter turnout since 1982!
Liberals used to tell themselves the comforting bedtime story that they were the party of choice among non-voters. My advice to the Wild Rose is: don't fall into that trap. Turnout was
high not low; voters rejected your party's message, and they did so in large numbers.