Voter turn-out for provincial elections in Nova Scotia has been on a steady decline over the past two decades, especially among younger generations. Elections Nova Scotia data shows a drop in voter turnout from 68% in 1999, 57% in 2006, and 53% in 2017. 

Opposition parties are calling for electoral reform hoping that it will counter this trend. The governing Progressive Conservative party, however — according to one local candidate — does not think such reforms would solve the problem.

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