Will the Minister outline his response to the Electoral Commission's 2016 report on the Welsh Assembly election turnout, which showed that 45. 6 per cent of those registered to vote cast their ballot, in comparison with 55. 6 per cent in Scotland and 54. 9 per cent in Northern Ireland?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government | Answered on 05/01/2017
There are numerous factors which affect the electoral turnout in different areas of the UK. This includes the relatively poor media coverage of Assembly elections and this year the untimely European Referendum may also have been a factor.