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Voter turnout statistics
Most party members vote along party lines during the Congressional election. However, this election 3 parties got more votes than their party size! Is this due to the other parties who aren't top 5? Or did some voters vote outside of their party? What do you think happened?
DAL: 370 votes / 630 members = 58.7% voter turnout -> 12 seats -> 30.83 votes/seat
CPF: 306 votes / 300 members = 102% voter turnout -> 8 seats -> 38.25 votes/seat
CSD: 307 votes / 244 members = 125.8% voter turnout -> 9 seats -> 34.11 votes/seat
CNC: 155 votes / 207 members = 74.9% voter turnout -> 6 seats -> 25.83 votes/seat
CPP: 191 votes / 171 members = 111.7% voter turnout -> 5 seats -> 38.2 votes/seat
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I want to think it is people voting with their conscience. Voting for the right person and not just the person who is in their party...unless of course that person is the right person.
I would be very interested to see past trending on voting and it would be interesting to monitor this trend moving forward.
Hacks.
I'd agree with you Acacia, but I find that voting for the person occurs much more commonly during the Presidential election rather than the Congressional one.
However, I do wish that is the reason, as it means the CSD has more of the right people than anyone else
Pffftt politics are a joke in this game. Vote where i tell you to tix on the way. Keep dreaming of that perfect world Acacia where people do whats right and the govt is never wrong and to take orders from.
I like Banach's answer.
Voted!
I see 2 explanations.
DAL puts out alot of candidates. Many probably lack the experience or knowledge that the members of a small party like the CSD or CPP have, explaining their low turnout and the latter's high turnout.
Or
There's just a lot of voters not associated with any party. Simple, but likely.
I agree with 77Grant77's second possibility. You can't discount the independents.
they also usually base their votes based on who they see in the forums and in comments just like these.
Yeah. I spent a few months as an independent... I know there are more of them out there.