Rise in expat voting expected to continue, creating new political footholds, say experts

Expat voting increased 206 per cent between the 2015 and 2019 federal elections. But as a new conservative group works to get more expats registered, there’s no sign of a liberal equivalent.

Former Conservative foreign affairs minister John Baird, top left, is honorary president of Canadian Conservatives Abroad while experienced Conservative organizer and campaigner Georganne Burke, bottom left, serves as the group’s secretary. Elections Canada signs, right, are pictured outside a polling station on Oct. 14, 2019. World Economic Forum photograph by Jolanda Flubacher, The Hill Times file photograph, and photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

August 4, 2021

Expat voting tripled between the last two Canadian federal elections, and sources who recently spoke with The Hill Times say they expect numbers of those who cast ballots from abroad to continue to trend upwards, opening new opportunities for political parties. But while a conservative group...

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