Re:Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit
by wr1472 on Saturday June 25, 2016 @08:10PM
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> Here was a democratically conducted vote for which >50% of a population voted "Leave".
50% of those who voted, not of the population. The turnout was ~70%; of that ~51% voted to leave.
So for every 10 eligible voters, 7 bothered to turn up. Of those seven 3.5 voted to leave; 35% of the electorate voted leave unless my maths and assumptions are incorrect.
50% of those who voted, not of the population. The turnout was ~70%; of that ~51% voted to leave.
So for every 10 eligible voters, 7 bothered to turn up. Of those seven 3.5 voted to leave; 35% of the electorate voted leave unless my maths and assumptions are incorrect.