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Old 06-05-2016, 17:02   #29
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Re: Local/devolved elections 2016

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
He could mean majority in terms of share of the vote. I have seen majority used in both contexts.
It just seems strange that someone who got less votes than the previous election, and a smaller amount of votes more than the next candidate than in the previous election, could be described as having a larger majority...
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