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muriel_volestrangler

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6. If you mean the turnout in the referendum, then, no, it was quite high

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 06:24 PM

Oct 2019

http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout45.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results

2001 GE: 59.4%
2005 GE: 61.4%
2010 GE: 65.3%
2015 GE: 66.1%
2016 Brexit referendum: 72.4%
2017 GE: 68.7%

20th century turnouts were higher.

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December 12th vote...hmmm...first vote on Brexit low turnout...hmmm [View all] pbmus Oct 2019 OP

This could go anyway... Soph0571 Oct 2019 #1

I did hear that the first vote was pretty low turnout... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #2

I've been informed that votes scheduled for winter time in the UK get far lower turnout, abqtommy Oct 2019 #3

That's been our problem for years... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #4

There's been 1 'winter' election since the mass ownership of cars, in Feb 1974 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #8

If you mean the turnout in the referendum, then, no, it was quite high muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #6

I stand corrected... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #9

The election will not be about Brexit, although if the Torries win they will certainly claim it was. StevieM Oct 2019 #5

What does "first vote on Brexit low turnout" mean? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #7

Jeremy Corbyn's biggest problem is a lot of old Labour areas voted for brexit Otto Lidenbrock Oct 2019 #10

Honestly, Corbyn is the worst Labor leader in my memory. Blue_true Oct 2019 #11

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