Less than half of eligible voters cast ballots in Alberta election

Written by Darren Hewer

Only 41 per cent of the province’s 2,252,104 eligible voters cast ballots in Monday’s election, a record low. "It’s rather exceptional," Peter Loewen, an associate at the University of Montreal’s Canada Research Chair of Electoral Studies told CBC News on Wednesday. He said the figure is the lowest turnout for a Canadian provincial election in the last 50 years. (Source: CBC News)

The expert quoted in the article notes that the problem of low voter turnout is likely to continue to get worse. Why do you think voter turnout is continually decreasing, especially among young people? Is it laziness? Apathy? Distrust of the political system? Voters not feeling like their votes make a difference? Lack of a candidate that represents voter’s values? Or something else?