More than 85 per cent of people responded to a Richmond News poll saying they always vote during elections, specifically in the 2025 Canadian Federal Election.
Around seven per cent said, this time around, they will be voting, while just about three per cent say they never vote.
Meanwhile, just under two per cent of people said they will vote depending on the weather, while another two per cent did not know an election was taking place.
The federal election is taking place on Monday, April 28.
Advance polls, which happened over the Easter long weekend from April 18 to 21, saw a "record number" of around 7.3 million Canadians casting their ballots, according to Elections Canada on X.
On election day, polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
A record number of Canadians voted during advance polls! An estimated 7.3 million electors cast their ballot. 🗳️ We thank all election workers for their dedication and all voters for their patience! Check out our news release: https://t.co/rYfiH3Wguw pic.twitter.com/735HNspZLd
— Elections Canada (@ElectionsCan_E) April 22, 2025
Richmond News polled 894 readers and asked the question: Will you vote in the April 28 federal election?
The poll ran from March 28 to April 22. Of the 894 votes, we can determine that 369 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:
Results are based on an online study of adult Richmond News readers that are located in the Lower Mainland. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 3.27%, 19 times out of 20.
Richmond News uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.
