Ministry of Truth · investigative layer3 traces · 17 documents indexed
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Depends on the comparison usedTrace CLAIM-TURNOUT
Participation in the Line 4 vote was the lowest on record.
Assessment of the available evidence
Participation was 44%. Two earlier region-wide consultative votes recorded lower participation. The claim holds only if the comparison set is restricted to the last three years.
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Publication history
- 4 May 2026
Vote closes with 44% participation.
DS-TRA-2026Q1 - 5 May 2026
Claim circulates comparing against council votes rather than regional votes.
- 11 May 2026
Historical series shows two regional votes below 44% since 2013.
Primary sources examined
Transit Punctuality Dataset — Q1 2026
Public dataset · Northshore Regional Transit Authority · 11 Apr 2026Verified
Civic Data Provenance Registry
Public dataset · Civic Open Data Lab · 28 Jun 2026Verified
Open questions
- —Which comparison set is the appropriate baseline for consultative votes?
Organisations and votes in this trace