Voters chose overwhelmingly to become independent, though turnout was low with those against secession largely boycotting the vote.

Voter turnout in the 2002 election was only around 40 , of which around half went to the Republicans, or around 20 of eligible voters.

Though Tehran is Iran s political heart and soul, low turnout among disaffected urban voters has reduced its influence over the rest of the country.

These results reportedly worried the government, especially given the prospect that a double election would increase public interest and therefore turnout of independent voters.

With 47 million voters and turnout at 75 , Thailand s latest election results pose a decisive challenge to the country s long established regime.

Voter turnout was approximately 67 .

However, turnout stood at only 16 percent, compared to 34 percent in last parliamentary election in 2016 when 66 percent of the registered voters cast their ballot.

The crucial issue will be turnout.

Declining voter turnout tells the story.

A poll published last Monday by Macedonia's Institute for Policy Research said between 30 and 43 percent of voters would take part in the referendum below the required turnout.

Plenty of voters couldn t find themselves in the voters list and left.

There was a high turnout to the election.

Given the conditions, the 60 voter turnout was astonishing.

Macedonia the referendum failed due to the low turnout

On the other hand, 76 of voters were white but these represented only 46 of early voters.

Many voters were not listed in the voters list.

In election after election, voter turnout has hit historic lows.

56. A total of 4,267,192 voters, representing 89.56 per cent of the registered voters, turned out to vote.

They reflect the instincts of Polish voters.

Brazil s Cautious Voters

Voters are morons.

But turnout for these elections has been falling in several countries.

First, turnout is crucial who has voted and who has not.

For voters, however, a perception of fragility remains.

Italian voters are perplexed.

Iraq s voters have spoken.

Error filled voters' list

Or consider Tony Blair s landslide victory in 2001, when Labour won 40 of the vote with turnout of 60 .

This explains why someone like Mubarak always received over 90 of the vote, albeit amid indifferent turnout.

In the federal election, a total of 39,413 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.8 .

For now, the verdict of voters is for complacency.

Such developments removed parties from the ambit of voters.

After all, unpopular parties and falling electoral turnout may merely be passing phenomena.

But I'd be surprised if turnout wasn't as high as the June election.

And this tweet by journalist Mohammad Hasan Najmi talked about the high turnout

With little to energise the public, voter turnout is likely to be low.

I was surprised to see how lively these elections were, both in terms of voting turnout, and discussion.

Voters often sense cheap populism.

And how will voters react?

But what have voters concluded?

These voters will then say

He was popular with voters.

The majority of voters supported parties that opposed President Kuchma.

This explains why someone like Mubarak always received over 90 of the vote, albeit amid indifferent turnout. Syrian and Iraqi strongmen have done even better with this system, no doubt because they demanded that the names and addresses of voters be put at the bottom of each ballot.

Seventy four million Nigerians were registered to vote, but turnout was far below that.