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The findings reveal that there is a negative correlation between voter turnout and population size and density; a negative correlation between voter turnout and non-official mother tongue and immigrant status; a negative correlation between voter turnout and creative field of study; a very weak negative correlation between voter turnout and creative occupations; a weak negative correlation between voter turnout and the number of new residents who lived outside the municipality one year prior; and a strong negative correlation between voter turnout and the number of residents who lived outside the municipality five years prior.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Chait, Stephen"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Public Administration","degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Agócs, Carol"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2009,"date_issued":"2009-06-21","date_published":"2009-06-21","updated_at":"2026-08-21T22:21:56Z","subjects":["Elections","Participation","Diversity","Ontario"],"languages":["en_ca"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14721/16488","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"source_record":{"url":"https://uwo.scholaris.ca/server/oai/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=dim&identifier=oai%3Auwo.scholaris.ca%3A20.500.14721%2F16488","prefix":"dim"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Agócs, Carol"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Chait, Stephen"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2025-06-25T14:05:14Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2025-06-25T14:05:14Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2009-06-21"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["research report"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Public Administration"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Elections","Participation","Diversity","Ontario"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en_ca"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14721/16488"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["From 1990 until 2023, all Western Master of Public Administration students completed a faculty-supervised Major Research Paper. 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