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// September 2016
Voter turnout for registered electors living on
reserves was
61.5%
in the 2015 elections.
That’s a 14 percentage point increase from
47.4%
in the 2011 elections.
By comparison the 2015 election general
population turnout only increase 6 percentage
points from
60.2%
in 2011.
According to latest statistics from Elections Canada, on-reserve poll returns from the
2015 federal elections have grown tremendously compared to previous elections. Is
the Indigenous vote evolving into a powerful deciding factor in Canadian politics?
A record 10 Indigenous men and women were elected in 2015 (an increase of 4).
Statistics Canada estimates there are
1.4 million
Canadians of Aboriginal descent.
Trend in voter turnout on reserves, 2004–2015
(Excludes votes cast by special ballot)
Voter turnout on reserves, 2011–2015
(Excludes votes cast by special ballot)
Canada, provinces and territories
Sources:
Elections Canada
Electoral Participation
among Canada’s Indigenous Peoples