Electoral Majority Disputes
Comments debate whether close election or referendum results like Brexit represent true majority support, emphasizing vote percentages under 50%, low turnout, and abstentions.
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Popular vote disagrees with this.
In polls they don't, but in practice, the majority voted for this outcome.
Apparently the voters disagree.
Lots of people didn't vote, so leave won even though only 37% of the population voted that way.
If 49.8% of the vote is the people speaking clearly, then what do you call the 50.2% of the vote that did not vote for this?
It was a very close vote, far from a clear winner. Some people want it. I believe far less than 50% nowdays.
he didn't mean attendance but percentage of votes for the winner.
Because 52% of people voted for it, and apparently any future votes on the subject would be "undemocratic".
With less then 50% actually voting.
Nobody got 50% of votes, so no, they didn't.( and with about half of registered voters not participating, it can still change easely )