Elections officials confirm low voter turnout in B.C.'s provincial election - The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press: Elections officials confirm low voter turnout in B.C.'s provincial election:

Election officials in British Columbia say the addition of advanced ballots didn't raise the turnout in province's May 12 election.

Instead, after the final tally of votes, turnout was just 51 per cent - one percentage point lower than what was initially reported.

While the election was two weeks ago, a large number of absentee ballots weren't counted until this week.

In all, 1.65 million ballots were counted - 120,000 fewer than in the 2005 election, when turnout was 58 per cent.

Elections BC had predicted a turnout of two million - about 62 per cent.