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How is the lisbon result counted

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  • 02-10-2009 4:27pm
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    NADA
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    Quick question. Does every single vote count or does it work on a constituency basis. Ie if Louth votes no will that be taken as 1 no out of a possible 26? Does anyone get me. I hope it's not that right. I'm voting yes but live in a very republican area and I'm expecting an overall no in Louth. Can anyone clarify?


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    marco_polo
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    NADA wrote: »
    Quick question. Does every single vote count or does it work on a constituency basis. Ie if Louth votes no will that be taken as 1 no out of a possible 26? Does anyone get me. I hope it's not that right. I'm voting yes but live in a very republican area and I'm expecting an overall no in Louth. Can anyone clarify?


    Total popular vote, we'll save you ;)


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    seamus
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    Yeah, total vote. Consituency-based wouldn't really work because Dublin contains between 15 and 25% of the total population, but is only one of twenty-six counties. So conceivably a referendum could go strongly one way in the popular vote (say all the major cities voted for A), but lose overall because the other counties voted for B.


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    prinz
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    Every sperm vote is sacred. They add them all up! ;)


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    ei.sdraob
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBaX9GPSaQ


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