Friday, 21 October 2016

ELECTION TURNOUT - BATLEY, WITNEY, TEXAS


In the UK, on 20 October 2016, a soap opera star won the by-election in the constituency of Batley and Sen.

Ex-Coronation Street star Tracy Brabin was elected MP for Batley and Spen, holding the seat for Labour in the by-election triggered by the murder of Jo Cox .

Turnout was 25% - one of the lowest by-election turnouts since the Second World War.

Also on 20 October 2016, the Conservatives help on to David Cameron's Witney constituency in a by-election, but with a majority reduced from more than 25,000 to 5,702.

The Green Party's Larry Sanders, brother of former US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, came fourth for the Greens.

Turnout was 47%.

Texas is known for low voter turnout. 

Fewer than 2 million of the state's 19 million adults voted in last year's primaries, and only 4.7 million voted in the general elections.

The Texas Tribune.
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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 00:34

    I have yet to be convinced that Jo Cox was murdered , a new identity would be my best bet. The trial of her alleged murderer starts next week so we may have a better idea then. As for the other major parties not fielding candidates , this is an affront to democracy. The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

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    1. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 02:05

      100% rite u are

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    2. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 13:55

      Same here. Smiling family for one!

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    3. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 23:14

      Do you really think she's sipping pina coladas in Israel while her kids cry themselves to sleep just so Remainers could try to avoid Brexit? Well that worked well then.. Why are they so many people in denial about her murder when it happens every day. Just because she was a politician suddenly it's a false flag conspiracy. I know it was a brutal and surprising murder but you have to face reality and stop living in denial. These things happen, there are racist nutters befuddled by right-wing propaganda roaming the streets with antique guns waiting for an excuse to kill left-wingers. That is the problem, not whether it ever happened in the first place. Maybe you're so far gone you think we're living in the matrix or a new alternate reality every day. Please wake up to yourself.

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  2. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 02:19

    I absolutely agree. The footprint is not right.

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  5. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 03:40

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  6. Anonymous21 October 2016 at 04:21

    http://www.wakingtimes.com/2016/10/20/global-viral-hoax-prove-power-disinfo-internet-age/

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