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This study examines explanations for the large gap in voter turnout between younger (under 30) and older Canadians using data from the 2000 Canadian Election Study. Controlling for socio-demographic factors like education and income reduces the age gap in turnout by almost a third. Further controlling for perceptions of electoral closeness, campaign contact, and party identification decreases the gap by another three points, reducing it by 43% total. Contrary to expectations, cynicism and negative attit

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