HAVING been present at the compilations of all General and Regional Elections since 1992, an interesting statistic is evident – more so after the 2006 and the just concluded 2011 elections
2006 |
2011 | |
No. of Electors on List |
492,369 |
475,496 |
Valid votes |
336,375 |
342,236 |
Votes cast for AFC |
28,366 |
AFC 35,333 |
Votes not for AFC |
305,909 |
AFC 341,903 |
Votes for GAP |
4,249 | |
Votes not for GAP |
332,126 | |
Votes for Just for All |
2,571 | |
Votes not for Just for All |
334,804 | |
Votes for the PNC Reform-1 |
114,608 |
APNU 139,678 |
Votes not for PNC Reform-1 |
221,767 |
APNU 202,558 |
Votes for PPP-C |
183,887 |
PPP-C 166,340 |
Votes not for PPP-C |
152,498 |
PPP-C 175,896 |
Votes for TUF |
2,694 |
TUF 885 |
Votes not for TUF |
333,681 |
TUF 341,351 |
What the above clearly shows is that in the recently concluded national elections 2011, 166,340 registered electors voted for the PPP/C, while 139,678 registered electors voted for the APNU
So why all the protest and shouting?