Post by LDCaerdydd on Jan 12, 2018 14:13:58 GMT
Question for everyone. In an election do spoilt/rejected/dubious ballots generally get included in the reported turnout figure and the calculated percentages won by each party/candidate?
I'm thinking in an election, the turnout figure is announced before any spoilt ballots are identified and that numeral figure can't be altered unless the returning officer realises that there's a ballot box unaccounted for or something like that.
I'm looking at election results on Wikipedia and some seats include spoilt ballots in the turnout and others don't. Cardiff Central for example with spoilt ballots for 2015 & 2017 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
At election counts the number of spoilt ballots is always announced and broken down into categories. So the figure is known, but if they're rejected by the RO should they be included in the result and turnout?
In most elections the number of spoilt ballots would hardly effect the percentage of votes won by each candidate, but they're often not mentioned when the full result is reported on by the media. My question is should the media or we the 'psephology community' include them in our calculations?
I'm thinking in an election, the turnout figure is announced before any spoilt ballots are identified and that numeral figure can't be altered unless the returning officer realises that there's a ballot box unaccounted for or something like that.
I'm looking at election results on Wikipedia and some seats include spoilt ballots in the turnout and others don't. Cardiff Central for example with spoilt ballots for 2015 & 2017 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
At election counts the number of spoilt ballots is always announced and broken down into categories. So the figure is known, but if they're rejected by the RO should they be included in the result and turnout?
In most elections the number of spoilt ballots would hardly effect the percentage of votes won by each candidate, but they're often not mentioned when the full result is reported on by the media. My question is should the media or we the 'psephology community' include them in our calculations?
