[Pierre]

Originally Posted by jfman

And an almost equally high number specifically voted the other way. However let's not get bogged down in semantics.

I'd interpret biggest mandate as an interpretation of the extent of victory, otherwise it's essentially a measure of population growth.

Your statement collapses exactly at the point you say “almost”

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Bless ..

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Agreed, it is the % of the electorate that voted that is the true measure. Absolute numbers are normalised, as you say, for population size.

I refer you to the link you referred me to