Prescott (who also stood for deputy leader) came second with 24 per
cent of votes while Beckett took 19 per cent.
The Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch had predicted after his pre-election survey that the governing NDC's presidential candidate would garner 52.4 per
cent of the votes while his main rival, Mr Akufo - Addo, would get 45.9 per cent.
Not exact matches
In 2005, 35 per
cent of the
vote got Labour 55 per
cent of the seats,
while only three per
cent less in the
vote for the Tories got them just 30 per
cent.
The National Democratic Congress» Samuel Bofa Donkor polled 13,439
votes, representing 25.42 per
cent, Justice E. Ofori
of the NDP had 2,342, representing 4.43 per
cent,
while Richard Acquah
of the PPP polled 306, representing 0.58 per
cent.
Recent surveys from November 2017 show that the Democratic Party who dominate the current Parliament, would only receive 8 percent in the next elections,
while the current extra-parliamentary, pro-European party «Action and Solidarity» led by Maia Sandu would win 21 per
cent of the
vote.
That suggests that 1,350,000 first time voters will turn out,
while around two million sit it out, leaving first time voters under - represented in the electorate: 60 per
cent of all voters say that they will definitely
vote, including 75 per
cent of the over-65s.
While 54 per
cent of young people want politicians to have higher moral standards, this increases to a whopping 80 per
cent in people aged 65 and over — who are, after all, the age group most likely to
vote.
The Progressive Party lost 12.9 per
cent of its
votes between 2013 and 2016,
while the Independence Part gained 2.3 and Viðreisn 10.5 per
cent.
Onyekpere also expressed concern that the capital allocation to 10 key ministries as a percentage
of debt service was 72.99 per
cent while debt service was 84.49 per
cent of the overall capital
vote.
In areas where grammar schools were the norm, the 1998 regulations made under the Act provided for ballots to be triggered by 20 per
cent of parents at all schools signing a petition,
while in areas where grammar schools were less common, only parents
of children at «feeder schools» would be allowed to
vote.
Although it is not regarded as truly proportional by campaigners for electoral reform, AV is favoured by some because it maintains the constituency link, ensures elected MPs have the support
of at least 50 per
cent of voters and allows supporters
of minority parties to express opinion through their first
vote while giving their second preference to a mainstream party.
It revealed 34 per
cent of people would
vote for a Cameron - led Tory party,
while 40 per
cent would
vote for Ed Miliband's Labour.
Nana Akufo - Addo garnered 5,716,026
of total
votes cast representing 53.85 per
cent while John Dramani Mahama polled 4,731,277
votes representing 44.40 per
cent.
The populist - and popular - pledge to soak the richest five per
cent of earners
while protecting everyone else has allowed them to pledge
vote - winning funding for cash - starved schools and hospitals and the party's headline vow to axe tuition fees.
Twenty per
cent of Scots say they plan to
vote for Ruth Davidson's Tories
while just 19 per
cent are ready to back Kezia Dugdale's Labour.
The final tallies indicate that Mr. Weah
of CDC polled a total
of 722,185
votes representing 61.5 per
cent,
while Vice President Joseph Boakai
of the Unity Party (UP) finished with 457,579 or 28.5 per
cent.
While 81 per
cent of the people who
voted for Corbyn say they are «very» or «fairly» left - wing, a mere 15 per
cent of potential Labour voters, and just 25 per
cent of «weak» Labour supporters do so.
While 97 per
cent of those who
voted Remain said they would still do so again, only 86 per
cent of those who
voted Leave said they would again, suggesting some may be suffering «Bregret».
«Surveying over 10,000 people, the poll gives an insight into
voting intentions for the next Scottish elections, opinions
of party leaders and achievements
of the Scottish Parliament,
while putting support for independence at 26 per
cent, the no
vote at 65 per
cent and just 10 per
cent undecided.»
The Ferrari F355 was the runner - up with 20 per
cent,
while the most recent
of the models listed, the Ferrari 488 GTB rounded off the top three with 9 per
cent of the
vote.
The model predicted O'Connor's
vote correctly 70 per
cent of the time
while the experts» success rate was only 61 per
cent.
While the LSA made
voting easy this year, only 3,632 lawyers (39 per
cent)
of the 9,291 eligible members took the time to cast a ballot.
While 74 per
cent of B.C. lawyers who participated in the October 2014 referendum
voted against accreditation, Trinity Western argues it wasn't in line with s. 13
of the act that deals with implementing resolutions
of special meetings.
A notice distributed by CREA says the Montreal membership
voted 50.9 per
cent to 49.1 per
cent in favour
of leaving,
while the Quebec City
vote was 57.5 per
cent to 42.5 per
cent in favour
of leaving.