News 1. Voter turnout It’s been declining for decades, but at 53.55 per cent, voter turnout was a record low for Tuesday’s provincial election. Part of that was by design. Stephen McNeil knows that low voter turnout generally benefits the party in power, and he certainly did everything in his power to schedule the election […]
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right: Morning File, Tuesday, October 18, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Voter turnout CBC’s Information Morning interviewed Dal prof Jeffrey Roy about the low turnout in the Halifax election, and Roy went on to spread some misinformation: There are lots of reasons why people didn’t get out and vote this time around, according to Roy. […]
Captain Cash and clickbait for mansplainers: Morning File, Monday, October 17, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Election results Saturday’s election was the most interesting HRM election I’ve witnessed. A record five new councillors were elected, which promises a newly energized council and very possibly surprising initiatives and the end of business as usual. One can hope, anyway. Two incumbent […]
Voter turnout drops dramatically
Nearly 20,000 fewer voters cast ballots in yesterday's mayoral race than did so in 2012.
Voter turnout in yesterday’s council and mayoral elections collapsed from even previous woeful lows. Fewer votes were cast in the mayoral election. Fewer votes were cast in 14 of the 16 council districts; and while two districts saw an increase in the number of voters, they probably saw a decrease in percentage of voters casting ballots. The numbers show […]