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@suborbitalpigeon @laurelrusswurm stats: Westminster tories 36% votes, 47% seats; Holyrood SNP 44%, 54% seats. Turnout was 65% & 50% resp.
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@suborbitalpigeon @laurelrusswurm what surprised me is that the UK election turnout in 2010 was much higher than the Scottish one in 2011.
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@mcnalu Wasn’t that when England held the electoral reform referendum when the #winner-take-all #AV was the only choice offered?
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@mcnalu BC had unprecedented electoral turnout for 1st referendum but citizens realized the game was rigged& many stayed home for the 2nd
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@laurelrusswurm yes, though it was UK-wide, not just England.
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@mcnalu When there’s something extra like a high profile referendum, voter turnout increases because there’s more press, more excitement.
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@mcnalu We had people not in the contested district (and not knowing it) wanting to vote in a hotly contested by-election a while back.