Table 3.6
Voting in last federal, provincial and municipal elections, by age group and sex, British Columbia, 2008

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Age group and voted in elections Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 18 and over 3,544 100.0 1,745 100.0 1,799 100.0
Voted in last federal election 2,459 69.4 1,220 69.9 1,240 68.9
Voted in last provincial election 2,420 68.3 1,195 68.5 1,224 68.0
Voted in last municipal election 1,847 52.1 868 49.7 979 54.4
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 2,281 64.4 1,129 64.7 1,152 64.0
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 2,598 73.3 1,286 73.7 1,312 72.9
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 906 25.6 449 25.7 458 25.5
18 to 24 427 100.0 217 100.0 210 100.0
Voted in last federal election 119 27.9 60 27.6 58 27.6
Voted in last provincial election 104 24.4 53 24.4 52 24.8
Voted in last municipal election 96 22.5 x x x x
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 91 21.3 49 22.6 42 20.0
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 132 30.9 64 29.5 68 32.4
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 272 63.7 148 68.2 124 59.0
25 to 54 1,959 100.0 973 100.0 986 100.0
Voted in last federal election 1,349 68.9 687 70.6 662 67.1
Voted in last provincial election 1,314 67.1 665 68.3 649 65.8
Voted in last municipal election 940 48.0 455 46.8 485 49.2
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 1,223 62.4 622 63.9 601 61.0
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 1,440 73.5 730 75.0 710 72.0
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 505 25.8 237 24.4 267 27.1
55 and over 1,158 100.0 555 100.0 603 100.0
Voted in last federal election 992 85.7 472 85.0 520 86.2
Voted in last provincial election 1,001 86.4 477 85.9 523 86.7
Voted in last municipal election 811 70.0 x x x x
Voted in last federal and provincial elections 966 83.4 457 82.3 509 84.4
Voted in last federal or last provincial election 1,026 88.6 492 88.6 535 88.7
Did not vote in either federal or provincial election 130 11.2 63 11.4 67 11.1
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding and multiple responses.
Values for "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total but are not shown separately.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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