Table 3.1
Voting in last federal, provincial and municipal elections, by age group and sex, Canada, 2008

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Age group and voted in elections Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 18 and over 25,846 100.0 12,697 100.0 13,148 100.0
Voted in last federal election 18,809 72.8 9,241 72.8 9,567 72.8
Voted in last provincial election 18,662 72.2 9,111 71.8 9,551 72.6
Voted in last municipal election 15,201 58.8 7,261 57.2 7,940 60.4
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 17,388 67.3 8,507 67.0 8,880 67.5
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 20,083 77.7 9,845 77.5 10,238 77.9
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 5,539 21.4 2,765 21.8 2,774 21.1
18 to 24  3,039 100.0 1,531 100.0 1,509 100.0
Voted in last federal election 1,342 44.2 684 44.7 658 43.6
Voted in last provincial election 1,294 42.6 658 43.0 636 42.1
Voted in last municipal election 932 30.7 429 28.0 503 33.3
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 1,073 35.3 560 36.6 513 34.0
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 1,563 51.4 782 51.1 781 51.8
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 1,412 46.5 722 47.2 690 45.7
25 to 54 14,625 100.0 7,324 100.0 7,301 100.0
Voted in last federal election 10,326 70.6 5,183 70.8 5,143 70.4
Voted in last provincial election 10,195 69.7 5,086 69.4 5,109 70.0
Voted in last municipal election 8,008 54.8 3,866 52.8 4,142 56.7
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 9,418 64.4 4,697 64.1 4,721 64.7
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 11,103 75.9 5,572 76.1 5,531 75.8
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 3,404 23.3 1,701 23.2 1,703 23.3
55 and over 8,181 100.0 3,842 100.0 4,339 100.0
Voted in last federal election 7,140 87.3 3,375 87.8 3,766 86.8
Voted in last provincial election 7,173 87.7 3,367 87.6 3,806 87.7
Voted in last municipal election 6,261 76.5 2,966 77.2 3,294 75.9
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 6,896 84.3 3,250 84.6 3,646 84.0
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 7,417 90.7 3,491 90.9 3,926 90.5
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 722 8.8 342 8.9 380 8.8
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding and multiple responses.
Values for "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total but are not shown separately.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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