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Note: The methodology used in the Global Open Data Index has changed over time; significantly so between 2015 and 2016. For this reason, the results are not directly comparable over time.

What data is expected?

This data category requires results by constituency / district for all major national electoral contests. Election data informs about voting outcomes and voting process. What are electoral majorities and minorities? How many votes are registered, invalid, or spoilt? To enable highest transparency, the Index assesses polling station data. Data for electoral zones does not suffice. The Index consulted the National Democratic Institute (NDI) to develop this data category. For more information, see the NDI’s Open Elections Data Initiative. We recommend that you consult our methodology section for more information.

  • Results for major electoral contests
  • Number of registered votes
  • Number of invalid votes
  • Number of spoiled ballots
  • Data available at polling station level

How open is the data?

A key feature of this indicator is that data is available at polling station level. In the United Kingdom the Representation of the People Act 1983 requires polling stations to combine votes with at least one additional polling station before any counting occurs. This is to protect the identity of voters in the event that a candidate receives a low number of votes. The Representation of the People Act can be found at: https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/parliamentary-collections/collections-the-vote-and-after/representation-of-the-people-act-1918/ Therefore the United Kingdom does not provide election results of major electoral contests at polling station level. The Electoral Commission provides election results at higher levels, available at: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/our-research/electoral-data
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Reviewer   Danny Lämmerhirt
Submitters   Danny Lämmerhirt
Last modified   Thu Jun 22 2017 15:11:29 GMT+0000 (UTC)

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  • Danny Lämmerhirt

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  • Danny Lämmerhirt
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