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Originally Posted by opendoor
Do you have a source on that? That sounds unbelievable to me given home ownership rates and the demographics of voting patterns (i.e. older people tend to vote much more heavily and are much more likely to own their house).
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Going golfing now; will try to find data to link later.
It's something thats come up in discussions here heading into the municipal election.
I believe since affordability is so difficult here and the #1 topic; more people are still renting into their 30s/40s/beyond who will vote and more renters show up to vote in general compared to other provinces since housing is such an important issue here.
Here's one breakdown for BC & Ontario going to a past federal election:
https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-e...c-and-ontario/
That seems to be using voter eligibility data, but I'll try to find data for actual votes cast here in the municipal or provincial levels.