Voter turnout in Canada

Low turnouts can lead to unequal representation among various parts of the population.

In developed countries, non-voters tend to be concentrated in particular demographic and socioeconomic groups, especially the young and the poor.

[citation needed] Voter turnouts and voting behaviour are two fundamental elements of elections in order to have a fully functioning democracy.

The voter turnout for recent (post 2019) elections have declined and there is debate as to why this has happened.

Examples of short term influences of voting behaviour on voter turnout in Canada are as follows:[1]