Voters who made up their minds at last minute say they’re disappointed but hopeful
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Some initially undecided voters contacted by Global News say they're happy they made a choice — even though the end result was not what they hoped for.
Days after the federal election, some voters who cast a ballot but were undecided during the campaign are expressing disappointment, while still believing their vote made a difference.
Polling released by Ipsos just before the leaders’ debates this month suggested one in eight Canadians were having trouble making a decision on who to vote for. Now, some of those voters contacted by Global News say they’re happy they made a choice — even though the end result was not what they hoped for.
“We’re back in the same position we were in 36 days ago,” said Shannon McCarter, a Toronto-area voter who ultimately voted for the NDP.
“It felt like a waste of resources, a waste of time for nothing to change, really.”
The election saw the Liberals win another minority government with only two additional seats in Parliament compared to the result in 2019. The Conservatives lost two seats but are still in the official opposition, while the NDP and Bloc Quebecois once again hold the balance of power.
McCarter says she was likely to vote for the NDP anyways as she leans more to the left politically. Yet during the campaign, she had considered spoiling her ballot after finding little inspiration from any of the parties, including the New Democrats.
She chose against spoiling because she felt doing so “wouldn’t help anything.”
“Also, if I voted (for the) Liberals to make sure the Conservatives didn’t get in, then nothing’s ever going to change,” she added.
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