A look at how young Canadians turned out to vote in the October election

OTTAWA – A look at youth participation in the last election, by the numbers:

1,843,131: Number of young voters eligible to vote for the first time.

1,074,217: Number of those voters who cast ballots.

58.3: Percentage of first-time voters who voted.

57.1: Percentage of young people age 18-24 who voted.

68.3: Official overall turnout rate.

78.8: Percentage turnout among voters age 65 to 74.

68: Percentage of young people who looked online for political information.

60: Percentage of older voters who looked online for political information.

40: Percentage of youth who shared political information on social media.

29: Percentage of older adults who used social media to share political information.

(Source: Elections Canada)