James CoxAn Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent Electoral Commission, has welcomed a 29 per cent reduction in the level of spoilt votes seen in the local and European elections. Provisional figures collected by the Commission show that in the June 7th local and European elections there were 77,464 invalid or spoilt votes. Local ElectionsThe 2019 local elections saw a total of 1.91 per cent spoilt votes (as a percentage of votes cast) or 34,618 invalid votes. The 2024 local elections (provisional results) saw 1.20 per cent spoilt votes out of a turnout of 1,864,942 or 22,468 invalid votes. European ElectionsThe 2019 European elections saw a total of 4.22 per cent spoilt votes (as a percentage of votes cast) or 73,870 invalid votes.

Source: The Herald June 12, 2024 13:48 UTC