Riding Pierre Poilievre lost in had highest voter turnout in Ontario, data shows [Video]

It has been a busy year for elections in Ontario, as residents were asked to cast their ballots in both federal and provincial elections over the course of less than three months.

In February’s provincial vote, only 45.4 per cent of registered Ontarians cast a ballot, whereas this week’s federal election saw a healthy turnout of 69.1 per cent go to the polls.

It was a similar story across the rest of Canada as 68.7 per cent of registered Canadians cast a ballot for their party of choice.

Locally, however, there was a massive range of numbers across Ontario ridings.

The riding in the province with the biggest turnout was Carleton, where 81.57 per cent of registered voters cast a ballot, according to the Elections Canada website.

The riding featured Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as well as a record number of candidates. Poilievre would lose the ridingafter holding onto it for 21 years to Liberal Bruce …