There’s a by-election in Vancouver but it seems its residents aren’t too interested.
CKNW’s Emily Lazatin took to the streets to ask people if they know about, and plan to vote.
Doug: “I haven’t really been paying much attention to it, to be honest. If I knew about it and when the by-election was, I would go for sure.”
Erica: “I’ve only heard about it and I don’t really know about it.”
Sydney: “I’ve had a few pamphlets from the few that are running, I haven’t really been following it. It’s the same old, same old, they don’t really do anything substantial. There’s not really anything that I heard that’s of interest to me.”
Tabatha: “This time I don’t know why, I’m just not as informed.”
READ MORE: Vancouver byelection advance voting kicks off Wednesday
Amanda: “I’ve heard about it, that’s it.” Reporter: “Are you going to vote?” Amanda: “No.”
Cory: “I heard about it, yeah. I have a friend who is voting for someone who is in it, Mary Jean Dunsdon, that’s as much as I know about it.”
Tuesday is the last day you can head to city hall to cast your ballots in advance before general voting day on Saturday.
Only 2,000 people showed up to advance voting polls last Tuesday.
Municipal elections typically see lower turnouts than provincial and federal elections.
The city hopes to see a 20 to 25 per cent voter turnout, that’s about 110 thousand people at most.
The by-election is being held to fill a council seat left by Geoff Meggs and to elect nine school trustees.
Comments