Australia Has One of the Best Voter Turnouts in the World: AEC

As global voter turnout rates decrease, Australians continue to turn up at the booths to vote at consistent levels. In a Parliamentary Senate Inquiry on electoral matters, Tom Rogers, Australian Electoral Commissioner, and Jeff Pope, Deputy Electoral Commissioner, said Australia has one of the best voter turnout rates globally thanks to high enrolment rates and compulsory voting. In 2022, the country saw 89 percent of voters cast their votes. “We are at the highest level of enrolment that we’ve ever been at as a nation since federation,” Rogers said. He said the figures include significant increases in Indigenous and youth enrolment. However, he noted that increasing the number of people will include individuals who might not vote, leading to a slight decrease in turnout rates....