Just 6% of eligible Ontario voters cast early ballot as election day nears [Video]

Just six per cent of eligible voters in Ontario took advantage of advance voting in this year’s general election, preliminary data shows.

The figures, released by Elections Ontario on Monday morning, mark a change from previous provincial elections: in 2022, 1,066,545 eligible voters (9.92 per cent) voted over a period of 10 advance days, and in 2018, 698,609 voters (6.8 per cent) cast their ballot over five days of advance voting.

Due to the snap election this year, 678,789 voters cast their ballot over three days (Feb. 20, 21 and 22) of advance voting – a turnout of 6.14 per cent.

Elections Ontario estimates roughly 10.8 million people are eligible to vote in the election, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday. Voters can still cast their ballot at their local election office until Wednesday, and can vote until 9 p.m. at their assigned location on election day.

Voter turnout figures have been …