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What will Turnout be for tomorrows election? Less or greater than 54 %

  • 26-10-2011 01:39PM
    #1
    mjp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭


    Interesting to hear peoples views as to what the turnout will be like for tomorrow's election. The last presidential election in 1997 had a turnout of 47%. Bookmakers ladbrokes are betting on what the turnout will beand bet even money on it being over or under 54%.
    That figure looks very high to me considering that none of the candidates would really inspire people to go out and cast a vote for them and also that there has been very little talk in the media of the referendums which will also be be taking place tomorrow. The fact that the election is taking place on a Thursday, rules out the majority of third level students away from home and also many people in the 20-30 age bracket who may be living in other cities around the country. I would think that only a small percentage of these would have gone to the trouble of changing their voting cards to their new address. Adding to this the huge numbers of people who have emigrated due to lack of employment I would think that turnout may well be below the 50 % mark.
    Peoples thoughts on this greatly appreciated........


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  • #2
    meditraitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    Depends on the weather,

    Crap day like Monday

    Sub 50% mabe even low 40's


    Day like today 50%-60%



    Certainly no more than 60%


  • #3
    Rclifford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Rclifford


    can anyone tell me if they have received their voting cards? we haven't received ours (we normally get them no problem) and im just wondering if they aren't needed tomorrow?


  • #4
    meditraitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    Rclifford wrote: »
    can anyone tell me if they have received their voting cards? we haven't received ours (we normally get them no problem) and im just wondering if they aren't needed tomorrow?
    YUP, got it Monday,

    You dont need them, go to the polling station with ID (as long as you are on the register)


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