With a rare December election comes a different set of circumstances in which voters are required to make their way to the polling stations. Questions around how the weather might play a part in a winter election as opposed to the usual May poll led some to expect a reduced turnout.
While it's not clear if the weather was a significant factor in the end, turnout this time around did bring an end to four elections' worth of increase. As this infographic shows, turnout has grown steadily since 2001, but sank this year by 1.5 points to 67.3 percent (after 649 of 650 seats declared).
Related Infographics
FAQ
- The Statista "Chart of the Day", made available under the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 3.0, may be used and displayed without charge by all commercial and non-commercial websites. Use is, however, only permitted with proper attribution to Statista. When publishing one of these graphics, please include a backlink to the respective infographic URL. More Information
- The Statista "Chart of the Day" currently focuses on two sectors: "Media and Technology", updated daily and featuring the latest statistics from the media, internet, telecommunications and consumer electronics industries; and "Economy and Society", which current data from the United States and around the world relating to economic and political issues as well as sports and entertainment.
- For individual content and infographics in your Corporate Design, please visit our agency website www.statista.design
Any more questions?
Get in touch with us quickly and easily.
We are happy to help!
Do you still have questions?
Feel free to contact us anytime using our contact form or visit our FAQ page.
Your contact to the Infographics Newsroom
Statista Content & Design
Need infographics, animated videos, presentations, data research or social media charts?