Sentence examples for polls turnout from inspiring English sources

For the Westminster and Holyrood polls, turnout is at least 20% greater than it was in May.

Poll turnout, as a result, was low.

Speaking on ABC Radio in Melbourne on Monday, the opposition spokeswoman on family, Jenny Macklin, predicted a high pre-poll turnout – as many as two in five.

The steady decline in poll turnout, from 63% in 1979 to a miserable 43% five years ago, suggests a growing number of potential voters have come to the conclusion that there isn't one.

Notable for their failure to catch the public's imagination were Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's hopes for reform of the House of Lords, while Conservative hopes that voters would feel more enfranchised by being able to elect local police commissioners resulted in the lowest poll turnout ever.

Here's some real talk, from the National Review's Jim Geraghty: "Easily overlooked fact: 2007 Ames straw poll turnout was 14,302; Romney won with 4,516.

Public contempt for politicians is now reflected in low poll turnouts.

The fierce 2004 election, where both sides spent millions getting their supporters to the polls, saw turnout jump to 61% of eligible voters (against 51% in 2000).

So this year's election, if it's as close as we expect, could be a whole new test of whether exit polls affect turnout.

This year, however, we have a real chance to see whether exit polls affect turnout and the outcome -- provided the race stays close.

Much of the focus in the final few days is on getting voters to the polls; the turnout in special elections is especially hard to predict.