York University had an abysmal five per cent turnout, in part because in the previous year they hadn't had an election. |
It also polls well under 5 per cent and could throw up the closest thing to a gerrymander if the previous election's turnout is repeated. |
The reason for the low turnout could be that the authorities' tough approach scared people away. |
At the weekend 630 visitors were welcomed to the monthly open day, the biggest turnout for years. |
In reality, they do the bidding of party wheel horses in floating attack ads and underwriting voter turnout drives. |
The first official estimates from about a third of polling stations put the turnout at just over 50 percent. |