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The election also had the highest voter turnout since 1993. [1] Every party represented in the House of Commons except the Liberal Party recorded a decrease in its popular vote share. There was an increase in voter turnout among all age groups. The largest was among eligible voters aged 18 to 24, which increased 18.3 points, to 57.1%.
According to preliminary figures from Elections Canada, more than 68 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, or about 17,546,697 registered electors—a seven percentage point increase from the 2011 federal election, when turnout was just more than 61 per cent.
The lowest voter turnout on record was in 2008, when eligible voter turnout fell to only 58.8% (44.1% of the total population). [citation needed] Eligible voter turnout in the 2011 federal election, at 61.1%, was the third lowest in Canadian history, but at 44.3% of the total population, the 12th lowest since women got the vote in 1918).
English: A map of the Canadian federal election 2015 showing the ridings by winning party colour. Liberal Party . Conservative Party . New Democratic Party (NDP)
English: Map of the Canadian federal election 2015, with the 338 ridings represented by the colour of the winning party. Date: 22 March 2017: Source: Own work: Author:
September 30, 2015: Confirmed list of candidates is published. October 9–12, 2015: Advance polls were open. An estimated record of 3.6 million electors cast their ballot, a 71% increase over the previous 2011 election. [70] This turnout was superseded during the 2019 general election. October 19, 2015: Scheduled polling day.
Canadian regions. Official results after judicial recounts. [1]Abbreviations guide: . Animal All. - Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party AOTN - Alliance of the North BQ - Bloc Québécois
The Gallagher Index of disproportionality for Canadian federal elections in that period has ranged from 6.26 to 20. ... Voter turnout rose higher in 2015 to 68.5% ...