Running the last Federal Election cost each registered elector $18.35.
That figure from Elections Canada who compared the 43rd general election on October 21, 2019, to the 42nd vote on October 19, 2015.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officers says the costs associated with delivering a general election typically span a period of four years and include expenditures incurred well after election day, including reimbursements for parties and candidates.
The 2019 election period was 40 days, which resulted in decreased costs for both the delivery of the election and for reimbursements as compared to the 78-day campaign four years previously.
Overall, it cost $30.7 million more to run the 2019 vote ($502.4 million) than the one in 2015 ($471.7 million), with the increases tied to inflation as well as service enhancements, new legislation, and systems upgrades.
