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.

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Less than half of all eligible voters turned out for Nova Scotia’s provincial election, with almost 66,000 fewer voters casting ballots than in the province's 2021 election.