Campaign spending and voters’ turnout In Canada

Abstract

In this research, we examine which factors, among various political and socioeconomic factors, can affect voters’ turnout, how much and in which direction. Among them, campaign spending is considered to be one of the most important, because it is connected to candidates’ choice of strategy. The analysis shows that campaign spending does affect the turnout and so, galvanize people to participate in elections, the process that characterize Democracy.