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Voting

Unfortunately our community’s sense of belonging has elections to between 40 and 50 percent. Municipal
not influenced voter turnout during elections. Across results vary widely based on community size and
Canada voter turnout rates have been declining local engagement levels. Unfortunately many of the
and generally speaking Windsor-Essex County is communities do not have historical voter turnout
no exception.lxxiv Traditionally, Federal elections rates readily available and as a result only Windsor’s
have the highest voter turnout rates (between 50 data is published.
and 60 percent). Those rates decline in provincial

Chart 53: P ercent of voter turnout at the 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 federal election, Windsor-Essex County

70 Windsor-Tecumseh Windsor West Essex
60
50 2006 2008 2011
40
30
20
10
0 2004

Source: E lections Canada (2003, 2007, 2011). Elections Summary. (Accessed: 2015-04-16)

Chart 54: P ercent of voter turnout at the 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014 provincial election, Windsor-Essex County

Windsor-Tecumseh Windsor West Essex
2011
60

50

40

30

20

10

0 2004 2006 2008

Source: E lections Ontario (2003, 2007, 2011). Elections Summary. (Accessed: 2015-04-16)

Chart 55: P ercent of voter turnout at the municipal election, Windsor, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014

50 200t 2011 City of Windsor
40 2014
30
20
10
0 2003

Source: C ity of Windsor Corporate Services (2005); City of Windsor (2010). Election Summary Report, Municipal Election: Official Results (Accessed on
2015-04-16)

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