Voter turnout in this week's provincial election in Nova Scotia hit an all-time low, with only 45 per cent of the electorate casting a ballot, according to unofficial results from Elections Nova Scotia.

The weak voter turnout in Nova Scotia’s election is "shocking" but not a complete surprise, says a political scientist after almost 66,000 fewer voters cast ballots than in the 2021 vote. Elections Nova Scotia’s unofficial elections data says just 357,