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Originally Posted by scooby074
The whole province is apathetic! What was the turnout, 52%? Lowest ever I think.
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58.9%. Higher than 2009 (which was ~56%) but still absurdly low considering:
1)The average age of Nova Scotians as a whole. Typically the older a person the more likely they are to vote and,
2)That all but 4 days of the election had advance polling.
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Originally Posted by Hali87
I think in the case of Halifax Citadel, the large proportion of students from outside NS would help to explain it. Many probably can't vote (not sure how that works) and many who can probably aren't that interested in NS politics.
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If they aren't eligible than they shouldn't count against the turnout as they wouldn't be registered voters.
Generally urban areas have lower turnouts because of higher rates of poverty/apathy and/or community involvement compared to their rural counterparts.
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