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

Voter turnout was 61 per cent.

Another concern amongst Moroccan voters is voter turnout.

Given the conditions, the 60 voter turnout was astonishing.

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

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

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.

If, reflecting the mood in the member states, the elections result in a fragmented Parliament possibly rendered less representative by low voter turnout paralysis, disaffection, and ineffectiveness are guaranteed.

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

Despite efforts led by Crown Prince Abdullah to urge participation, voter registration is low, which suits the government well, as high turnout could lead to the development of an electoral culture.

The former can be physical (according to some studies, Italy is the only European country experiencing a brain drain rather than a brain exchange ) or silent (for example, low voter turnout).

European elections leave most citizens indifferent, which translates into low voter turnout except among those who, defined by what they oppose, wish to express their anger and frustration with the status quo.

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

Furthermore, they were characterized by low voter participation.

The high voter turnout defied expectations, given the levels of violence and intimidation from insurgents attempting to disrupt the process.

The elections were conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner, and the average voter turnout reached about 86 per cent.

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

Despite threats and intimidation from extremist groups targeting the electoral process, voter turnout was high even in the most vulnerable conflict areas.

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

But Morsi s narrow margin of victory (just 3.5 percentage points) over Shafiq, and low voter turnout 46.4 in the first round and 51.8 in the second reflect a polarized, exhausted society that lacks confidence in the electoral process and the candidates.

But the decline in voter turnout in most of today s democracies suggests that this way of conceptualizing ideological differences may have become obsolete.

The mission reiterated the strong support of the Security Council for the electoral process and welcomed the high population turnout for voter registration.

The first lesson, then, is that France is re politicizing. With voter turnout beating all European records, France s new president will have unusually strong legitimacy.

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.

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.

In Finland, public authorities published sex disaggregated data and indicators on political participation at all levels, for example voter turnout, candidacies, representatives, committees and indirectly elected organs.

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

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.

Turnout was relatively high, at 57 of registered, particularly given that the OSCE had intoned that public interest does not seem to be high other experts wrote of voter fatigue.

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.

Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces, voter turnout was 84.2 , with 97 voting in favour of the new constitution.

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.

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

Voter turnout was very high, exceeding 90 per cent in some areas and people voted in an orderly manner, in an atmosphere free of intimidation or interference, in which the secrecy of the ballot was maintained.

In particular, we assume an essentially homogenous electorate, so that even a low turnout does not involve any disadvantage for particular ethnic or cultural groups.

In a national referendum in December 2012, a 64 majority of those voting approved a draft constitution backed by the Muslim Brotherhood (though turnout was low).

A process of escalating alienation and indifference between the Union and its citizens is at work, illustrated by low turnout in the last European Parliament elections.

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.

Low turnout, by contrast, could convince western audiences that, despite the Saudi state s best efforts to jump start democracy, its people are satisfied with the status quo.

In the Federation, nationalists and moderates held their positions, but all three parties whose support mainly comes from the Bosniak community lost votes owing to low turnout.

UNIFEM worked with the Department of Political Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat and other United Nations partners to encourage voter turnout for the elections, resulting in large numbers of women voters (55 per cent women, 45 per cent men).

The crucial issue will be turnout.

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

Some 1.35 million of the estimated 1.5 million voter population registered during the voter registration period.

Most of the 375 million or so people eligible to vote in the European elections on June 4 7 probably have only a hazy idea, or none at all, which explains why voter turnout throughout the European Union is likely to be disastrously low. Thirty years ago, when the first elections to the parliament were held, almost two thirds of the electorate voted, but over the years, participation has dropped steadily.