Table 3
Reasons for not voting by province, 2021 federal election
| Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Everyday life or health reasons | 43 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 43 |
| Too busy | 24 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Out of town | 9 | 13 | 10E | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Illness or disability | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Political reasons | 39 | 46 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 40 |
| Not interested in politics | 32 | 41 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Electoral process-related reasons | 7 | 5E | 6E | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7E | 6 | 5 |
| Reasons related to COVID-19 | 2 | 1E | x | x | 5E | 1E | 2 | 2E | 3E | 2E | 3E |
| All other reasons | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
x
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E
use with caution
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701).
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