THE CANADIAN PRESS — OTTAWA - A new study suggests more than a quarter of the 7.5 million eligible voters who did not cast a ballot in the May 2 federal election said they did not do so because they were not interested in voting.
Statistics Canada found another 23 per cent of the non-voters it surveyed said they were too busy to vote.
The most common response for not having voted was that they were "not interested in voting" (28 per cent), which also includes feeling their vote would not have made a difference in the election results.
The 23 per cent who said they were "too busy," includes having family obligations or having a schedule conflict at work or school.
Another 10 per cent told StatsCan they were out of town or away, while eight per cent reported they did not like the candidates or campaign issues.
Roughly four per cent said they forgot to vote, while just over one per cent said they did not vote because of religious beliefs.
About 29 per cent of male non-voters said they did not vote because they were not interested, compared with 26 per cent of women.
Men were also slightly more likely to report that they were too busy to vote. However, female non-voters were more likely than men to indicate they did not vote because of an illness or disability (11 per cent versus six).
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Statistics Canada found another 23 per cent of the non-voters it surveyed said they were too busy to vote.
The most common response for not having voted was that they were "not interested in voting" (28 per cent), which also includes feeling their vote would not have made a difference in the election results.
The 23 per cent who said they were "too busy," includes having family obligations or having a schedule conflict at work or school.
Another 10 per cent told StatsCan they were out of town or away, while eight per cent reported they did not like the candidates or campaign issues.
Roughly four per cent said they forgot to vote, while just over one per cent said they did not vote because of religious beliefs.
About 29 per cent of male non-voters said they did not vote because they were not interested, compared with 26 per cent of women.
Men were also slightly more likely to report that they were too busy to vote. However, female non-voters were more likely than men to indicate they did not vote because of an illness or disability (11 per cent versus six).
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Source: Huffington
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