Friday, March 29, 2024
ADVT 
Election

B.C. election voter turnout hits new low

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Oct, 2020 08:30 PM
  • B.C. election voter turnout hits new low

Voter turnout in the British Columbia election dropped to just 52.4 per cent, the lowest participation rate in more than 90 years.

Statistics from Elections BC going back to 1928 show the second lowest voter turnout was 55.14 per cent during the 2009 election.

The elections agency says in a statement the calculation this year includes ballots cast in advanced polls and on election day, as well as estimates of the numbers of absentee and mail-in ballots returned.

WATCH TODAY'S VIDEO

It says fewer people voted on election day that those who voted in advanced polls.

While there were more than 700,000 requests for vote-by-mail packages, about 525,000 people returned those ballots in time to be counted.

Elections BC won't be counting the mail-in ballots for several weeks, although the outcome of Saturday's election that delivered the NDP a majority government is not expected to change.

As of last month, there were 3,485,858 registered voters in B.C.

MORE Election ARTICLES

Partisan 'acrimony' spurred election call: Horgan

Partisan 'acrimony' spurred election call: Horgan
B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson has called for three televised debates during the provincial election campaign so voters can hear what each party has to offer.

Partisan 'acrimony' spurred election call: Horgan

Former VP Joe Biden makes history by choosing Half Indian Half Black US Senator Kamala Harris as VP nominee

Former VP Joe Biden makes history by choosing Half Indian Half Black US Senator Kamala Harris as VP nominee
US elections to take place this Fall have just become more interesting as former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has named California Senator Kamala Harris as his Vice President running mate.

Former VP Joe Biden makes history by choosing Half Indian Half Black US Senator Kamala Harris as VP nominee

Sikh Body Demands Fresh Probe Into The Chattisinghpora Massacre

Sikh Body Demands Fresh Probe Into The Chattisinghpora Massacre
A Sikh body here on Monday demanded a fresh probe into the Chattisinghpora massacre which claimed the lives of 35 Sikhs on this day in 2000.

Sikh Body Demands Fresh Probe Into The Chattisinghpora Massacre

Premier Christy Clark: I am prepared to fight for British Columbians

Premier Christy Clark:  I am prepared to fight for British Columbians
In an exclusive interview with DARPAN, BC Premier Clark shares her thoughts and plans on some of the pressing issues the province currently faces.

Premier Christy Clark: I am prepared to fight for British Columbians

Taking to the Polls

Taking to the Polls
It’s time for British Columbians to have their voices heard as they prepare to take to the polls this spring. Tentatively scheduled for May 9, 2017, the 41st British Columbia general election will give BC residents the chance to elect members of the Legislative Assembly from districts all across the province. 

Taking to the Polls

Election Special: Liberal kind of Canada

Election Special: Liberal kind of Canada

Trudeau’s Liberals swung into a 54 per cent majority in the House, transforming the previou...

Election Special: Liberal kind of Canada