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Old 04-24-2011, 10:02 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru View Post
The worst thing for the Conservatives is the youth vote: 18- to 29-year-olds.

They're notorious for political apathy and low turnouts. On average, their turnout ranges from 35 to 50%, increasing with age. However, older age groups turn out in numbers ranging from 60 to 75%. The average among all voters is around 60% or so (historical high being just below 80%).

I think the danger for the Conservatives is that many among the youth vote would tend to vote more Liberal than Conservative, and a higher proportion probably would vote Green and NDP as well. I haven't looked at any numbers, but you know how youth can be.

If only they would vote, the political landscape would be much different.
I don't know how the youth vote across the nation is, but the universities around here (Guelph, Waterloo, and Laurier) apathy towards voting seems to be not cool at all.
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