Canada saw its highest federal election turnout in over 30 years
Canada saw one of the highest voter turnouts in recent history for the 2025 federal election, according to preliminary estimates from Elections Canada.
Figures released today show a total of 19.6 million Canadians cast their ballot during the voting period, which includes the advance voting period from Friday, April 18, to Monday, April 21, as well as on election day on Monday, April 28.
The voter turnout rate for 2025 is currently estimated at 68.65 per cent, which is also a jump from the 2021 federal election, which had a turnout of 62.2 per cent.
It is also the highest turnout for a federal election since 1993, when 69.6 per cent of registered voters cast a ballot. The Liberal Party, led by Jean Chrétien, won a majority government against the Progressive Conservatives that year.
Elections Canada
It should also be noted that the 2021 federal election was impacted by the pandemic, with Elections Canada significantly expanding the ease of mail-in-ballot voting opportunities.
Elections Canada announced that it will finalize its estimated numbers and publish official voting results and reports in the coming month.
There were 16 registered parties in the 2025 federal election, with nearly 2,000 candidates confirmed.
Elections Canada also took a moment to thank the hundreds of thousands of staff who helped in running this year’s federal election.
“I want to thank the some 230,000 people who helped deliver the election,” added Stéphane Perrault, chief electoral officer of Canada, in a release.
“Whether electors voted on election day or earlier at advance polls or by special ballot, election workers were there to serve them and to ensure that the integrity and secrecy of the vote was upheld.”
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The Liberal Party of Canada has won a minority government, securing a fourth consecutive mandate.
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