Claims of Low Voter Turnout in Federal Elections Are Too Hasty

The last Sami parliament election broke a record in the number of people who voted. Now most indications are that that record will be broken again this year. – Everything looks good, says political scientist Stefan Dahlberg in the season finale of 15 minutes from Sápmi.

Kate AtkinsonMay 6, 2025 Millions of Australians queued to vote at the weekend. Image credit: Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS Only 77 per cent of eligible voters voted in the federal election. We have determined this is false information. This is only a preliminary figure and it is too early to draw conclusions about the final total voter turnout. AAP FactCheck – False claims that only 77 per cent of registered voters voted in the federal election have …