National Electors Study on the 43rd Canadian Federal General Election: Report on Voter Experience
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Detailed Findings
- Attitudes and Past Voting Behaviour
- Voter Registration
- Contact with Elections Canada
- Voter Participation
- Getting to the Polling Place
- Experience at the Polling Place
- Voter Identification
- Accessible Voting Services
- Satisfaction with the Voting Process
- Overall Satisfaction with Elections Canada and the Election
- Profile of Survey Respondents
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Interest in politics
- Figure 2: Is voting a duty or choice?
- Figure 3: Participation in previous elections
- Figure 4: Voting in the 2015 federal general election
- Figure 5: Registration status
- Figure 6: Source of information on registration status
- Figure 7: Registered or updated information during the election
- Figure 8: Ease of registering to vote – expectations versus experience
- Figure 9: Ease of having to register versus updating or checking registration
- Figure 10: Method used to check or update voter registration
- Figure 11: Method of contact with EC during the election period
- Figure 12: Satisfaction with service received from contacting EC
- Figure 13: Satisfaction with EC's website
- Figure 14: Voting intention and participation for the GE
- Figure 15: Reason for not voting – themes
- Figure 16: Reasons for not voting – breakdown
- Figure 17: Method used to vote in the GE
- Figure 18: Went to vote from home, work, or another location
- Figure 19: Voting with others
- Figure 20: Time of the day electors voted – election day
- Figure 21: Time of the day electors voted – advance poll
- Figure 22: Means of transportation used when going to vote
- Figure 23: Time it took to get to the polling place: expected versus actual
- Figure 24: Familiarity of the polling place location
- Figure 25: Ease of entering and accessing the polling place
- Figure 26: Brought VIC to vote
- Figure 27: Time it took to vote – expected versus actual
- Figure 28: Ease of meeting ID requirements: expectations versus experience
- Figure 29: Nature of difficulty encountered proving identity or address
- Figure 30: Awareness of accessible tools and services
- Figure 31: Ease of finding information on accessibility
- Figure 32: Assistance marking ballot
- Figure 33: Satisfaction with assistance received when voting
- Figure 34: Sensitivity of EC staff in regard to elector’s disability
- Figure 35: Satisfaction with services provided by EC staff when voting
- Figure 36: Ease of voting – expectations versus experience
- Figure 37: Satisfaction with overall voting experience
- Figure 38: Perception that EC ran the election fairly
- Figure 39: Trust in the accuracy of the election results in the riding
- Figure 40: Confidence in Canadian institutions
- Figure 41: Confidence in Elections Canada
- Figure 42: Satisfaction with the way democracy works in Canada