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  • Voter turnout in the County

    According to County figures, fewer than half of eligible voters turned out in the previous three municipal elections:

    Table 1. Voter turnout in previous municipal elections in the County.
    Election Eligible voters Votes cast Voter turnout
    October 2010 22,403 10,614 47.4%
    October 2014 22,006 9,637 43.8%
    October 2018 23,164 10,032 43.3%

    In the October 2018 municipal election, voter turnout ranged from 37.6% (Ward 4 – Ameliasburgh) to 60.3% (Ward 3 – Wellington).

    Table 2. Voter turnout in the 2018 municipal elections by County Ward.
    Ward Councilors Eligible voters Votes cast Voter turnout
    Ward 1 – Picton 2 3,258 1,552 47.6%
    Ward 2 – Bloomfied/Hallowell 2 3,960 1,739 43.9%
    Ward 3 – Wellington 1 1,998 1,204 60.3%
    Ward 4 – Ameliasburgh 3 5,229 1,964 37.6%
    Ward 5 – Athol 1 1,653 689 41.7%
    Ward 6 – Sophiasburgh 1 2,270 Acclaimed Acclaimed
    Ward 7 – Hillier 1 1,975 830 42.0%
    Ward 8 – North Marysburgh 1 1,639 751 45.8%
    Ward 9 – South Marysburgh 1 1,182 559 47.3%