Record of Cambridge Municipal Election Invalid Ballots - 1941 to 2001
Record of Cambridge Municipal Election Invalid Ballots - 1941 to 2001
Record of Cambridge Municipal Election Invalid Ballots - 1941 to 2001
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Notes
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Election |
# Total |
#Invalid |
%Invalid |
#Total |
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#Invalid |
%Invalid |
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Ballots |
Ballots |
Ballots |
Ballots |
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Ballots
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Ballots
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CC-SC |
1941
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35553 |
685 |
1.9 % |
3553 |
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1026 |
2.9% |
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0 |
1943 |
26162 |
1107 |
4.2% |
26175 |
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1456 |
5.6% |
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-13 |
1945 |
34126 |
1355 |
4.0%
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34130 |
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1863 |
5.5% |
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-4 |
1947 |
38697 |
1263 |
3.3% |
38697 |
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1773 |
4.6% |
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0 |
1949 |
40546 |
1603 |
4.0% |
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SC data missing
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1951 |
37252 |
1247 |
3.3% |
37274 |
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1359 |
3.6% |
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-22 |
1953 |
39000 |
1347 |
3.5% |
39016 |
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1590 |
4.1% |
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-16 |
1955 |
37371 |
1139 |
3.0% |
37378 |
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1447 |
3.9% |
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-7 |
1957 |
35364 |
973 |
2.8% |
35391 |
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1311 |
3.7% |
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-27 |
1959 |
34287 |
915 |
2.7% |
34303 |
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1162 |
3.4% |
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-16 |
1961 |
33239 |
832 |
2.5% |
33238 |
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1032 |
3.1% |
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1 |
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33238 |
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1039 |
3.1% |
SC recount
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1963 |
32938 |
970 |
2.9% |
32936 |
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1205 |
3.7% |
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2 |
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32939 |
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1205 |
3.7% |
SC recount
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1965 |
31819 |
827 |
2.6% |
31817 |
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1024 |
3.2% |
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2 |
1967 |
31382 |
870 |
2.8% |
31386 |
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1177 |
3.8% |
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-4 |
1969 |
25613 |
631 |
2.5% |
25609 |
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872 |
3.4% |
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4 |
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25613 |
637 |
2.5% |
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CC recount
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1971 |
30400 |
769 |
2.5% |
30406 |
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1033 |
3.4% |
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-6 |
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30401 |
756 |
2.5% |
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CC recount
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1973 |
26241 |
481
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1.8% |
26248
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710
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2.7%
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-7
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1975 |
27969 |
582
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2.1% |
27960 |
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849 |
3.0% |
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9 |
1977 |
23593 |
377 |
1.6% |
23589 |
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554 |
2.3% |
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4 |
1979 |
26908 |
538 |
2.0% |
26912 |
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1213 |
4.5% |
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-4 |
1981 |
25569 |
539 |
22.1% |
25563 |
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1349 |
5.3% |
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6 |
1983 |
30053 |
1072 |
3.6% |
30032 |
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2269 |
7.6% |
CC and SC blanks may have been included
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21 |
1985 |
24393 |
546 |
2.2% |
24388 |
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1733 |
7.1% |
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5 |
1987 |
23860 |
489 |
2.0% |
23853 |
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1349 |
5.7% |
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7 |
1989 |
27593 |
644 |
2.3% |
27585 |
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1974 |
7.2% |
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8 |
1991 |
23335 |
363 |
1.6% |
23327 |
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1206 |
5.2% |
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8 |
1993 |
22140 |
327 |
1.5% |
22128 |
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1122 |
5.1% |
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12 |
1995 |
19183 |
320 |
1.7% |
19173 |
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762 |
4.0% |
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10 |
1997 |
17229 |
350 |
2.0% |
16671 |
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285 |
1.7% |
51 CC blanks included, only 11 SC blanks included
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558 |
1999 |
19161 |
384 |
2.0% |
18268 |
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307 |
1.7% |
92 CC blanks included, only 14 SC blanks included
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893 |
2001 |
17688 |
562 |
3.2% |
17649 |
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1160 |
6.6% |
199 CC blanks and 848 SC blanks included
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39 |
2001 |
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17666 |
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1149 |
6.5% |
SC recount
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