tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22057922.post2774219643027946208..comments2023-10-30T14:03:37.394+00:00Comments on Lindylooz Muze: London..........where did we go wrong?Linda Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155438246679688058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22057922.post-62181593411984524042008-05-03T10:48:00.000+01:002008-05-03T10:48:00.000+01:00Here is a STRANGE mathematical fact! I thought tha...Here is a STRANGE mathematical fact! I thought that I had worked out that Mr Brian got 9.8% based on the results read out… and in fact HE HAD!<BR/><BR/>Mr Brian got 9.8% of the votes that COUNTED – but there were also 41 thousand spoiled ballots and 13 thousand blank ones!<BR/><BR/>Rather ODDLY, the London elects website figures that you quote (9.63%) is the percentage of all the valid votes PLUS all the spoiled papers BUT NOT adding in the blank ones. Which seems a rather odd way to go about working things out… I mean why INCLUDE one lot of votes that don’t actually count for anyone and EXCLUDE another lot? It seems inconsistent.<BR/><BR/>So I’m going to stick to 9.8% if that is all right<BR/><BR/>MM xxMillennium Domehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.com