Turnout in the election was officially 99.5 with 98.9 voting yes .

Their apparent motive was to influence a local election by decreasing voter turnout.

Low Arab Sunni turnout threatened the legitimacy of the election, which was as low as 2 in Anbar province.

The election was followed several months later by the Haitian presidential election, 1988, which was boycotted by almost all the previous candidates, and saw turnout of just 4 .

Rouhani, it should be remembered, won a surprising victory in an election with roughly 75 voter turnout, despite expectations of widespread apathy.

The total turnout rose to 70.5 from 67.9 in the previous election and corruption scandals also resulted in an anti incumbency vote.

The Senate is unpopular among the public and suffers from low election turnout (overall roughly 30 in the first round, 20 in the second).

The surprise in the first round of the French presidential election was that there was no surprise, except for the huge level of voter turnout.

Female voter turnout is generally thought to be less than the male voter turnout.

Yet at the same time voter turnout is declining with each passing election under Chávez, and the questionable fairness of the electoral process has grown increasingly apparent.

Another study based on voter turnout data from constituencies in Lahore (Punjab) during the 1993 elections indicated a 46.9 turnout of male voters and 40.4 turnout for women voters.

Distrust of politicians is mounting, manifested in weak electoral turnout (except for the last presidential election), protest votes for extremist parties, and the state s inability to reform itself.

Another reflection of the enthusiasm for reform was that voter turnout was 80 , compared to 50 in the last presidential election in which there had been no reformist candidate.

The crucial issue will be turnout.

Voter turnout was 61 per cent.

As voters continue to flock to polling stations which opened at 8am and close at 6pm local time, there have been reports of low turnout. As of 10 am local time in Tunisia, election authorities have recorded a 14 turnout in the presidential runoff vote. Tamer El Ghobashy ( TamerELG) December 21, 2014

Turnout for the parliamentary election was 40 , which puts Poland near the bottom in voter participation among the democratic nations of the world, and about 25 30 below the European average.

Whereas in the United States, a majority of the poor do not vote, turnout in Harlem was 23 in the last presidential election in India the poor turn out in great numbers.

Another concern amongst Moroccan voters is voter turnout.

But voter turnout in the latest presidential election (80 in the first round, and 81 in the second round) leaves no doubt our current system is strong, and we French are attached to it.

Given the conditions, the 60 voter turnout was astonishing.

But if high turnout, albeit based more on communal self interest than belief in democracy, was the good news from Iraq s election, the bad news is the leadership they chose, which is not democratically minded.

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

It was approved by 90.8 of voters with a 75.3 turnout.

The high voter turnout, coupled with the relatively peaceful manner in which the election took place, is a testament to the Nepali people s desire to cement the peace process and contribute in determining the political future of the country.

It was approved by 98.6 of voters, with a turnout of 94.6 .

It was approved by 99.96 of voters, with a turnout of 98.1 .

It was approved by 96.4 of voters, with a turnout of 89.7 .

Voter turnout was 74.9 per cent, and no serious security incidents were reported.

The turnout was good and social engagement on this issue is slowly growing.

With voter turnout beating all European records, France s new president will have unusually strong legitimacy.

Turnout in the Majles elections fell below 51 one of the worst since the revolution.

Voting took place peacefully on 11 October 2005 with a large turnout of Liberian voters.

These elections were seen as a test of the its legitimacy, and the official turnout figure of 42.9 , an improvement on the 35 turnout for the 2007 elections, was claimed by some as an endorsement for recent political reforms.

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

Image posted by tarekshalaby Journalist Erin Cunningham commented on the turnout in Ismailia in north east Egypt

The turnout in the independence referendum was 63.4 percent and 99.7 percent of voters voted for independence.

The surprise in the first round of the French presidential election was that there was no surprise, except for the huge level of voter turnout. The two leaders of the Right and of the Left, the favorites in all the polls for a long time, came first and second.

Nomination, election and re election

Turnout averages 60 65 in presidential elections, implying that around 29 million votes are likely to be cast.

This may reflect a disillusionment with the candidates felt by many. Tarek Shalaby commented on the low turnout

According to the electoral commission, the turnout inside the country reached 36.8 per cent as of 2 30pm.

The last parliamentary and municipal elections were held in 2010, achieving a 67 per cent voter turnout rate.

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

The relatively small turnout at his funeral confirmed that only a minority of Serbs considers him a national hero.