Although the final results of Saturday’s European Parliament election were yet to be confirmed by the time of going to print, it is possible to chart the public’s disaffection with the Nationalist Party and swing towards the Labour Party by studying the first count vote choices from each district during the last EP election in 2009 (table 1), the 2013 general election (table 2) and this year’s EP election (table 3).
2009 MEP Elections - first count votes
|
PL |
PN |
AD |
IE |
Others |
|
D1 |
10,185 |
7,504 |
253 |
226 |
141 |
|
D2 |
13,892 |
4,672 |
269 |
224 |
217 |
|
D3 |
13,738 |
5,684 |
383 |
282 |
242 |
|
D4 |
12,730 |
5,695 |
320 |
277 |
162 |
|
D5 |
12,987 |
5,524 |
319 |
313 |
155 |
|
D6 |
11,519 |
7,251 |
267 |
210 |
108 |
|
D7 |
11,223 |
7,795 |
380 |
220 |
171 |
|
D8 |
8,988 |
9,187 |
520 |
348 |
164 |
|
D9 |
7,850 |
9,223 |
705 |
329 |
173 |
|
D10 |
7,099 |
9,961 |
665 |
273 |
182 |
|
D11 |
7,971 |
10,057 |
743 |
389 |
198 |
|
D12 |
8,297 |
8,484 |
576 |
320 |
177 |
|
D13 |
9,448 |
9,329 |
410 |
231 |
240 |
|
Total |
135,927 |
100,366 |
5,810 |
3,642 |
2,330 |
248,075 |
% |
54.8% |
40.5% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
0.9% |
|
2013 General Election - first count votes
|
PL |
PN |
AD |
Others |
|
D1 |
12,462 |
9,957 |
267 |
0 |
|
D2 |
16,312 |
6,373 |
218 |
59 |
|
D3 |
16,050 |
7,025 |
343 |
0 |
|
D4 |
15,323 |
7,354 |
254 |
0 |
|
D5 |
16,201 |
7,689 |
315 |
0 |
|
D6 |
13,934 |
9,330 |
219 |
7 |
|
D7 |
13,805 |
10,269 |
375 |
0 |
|
D8 |
11,350 |
11,738 |
596 |
0 |
|
D9 |
9,854 |
12,409 |
714 |
25 |
|
D10 |
8,665 |
12,662 |
741 |
0 |
|
D11 |
10,404 |
13,459 |
717 |
0 |
|
D12 |
10,862 |
11,610 |
537 |
0 |
|
D13 |
12,311 |
12,551 |
210 |
0 |
|
Total |
167,533 |
132,426 |
5,506 |
91 |
305,556 |
% |
54.8% |
43.3% |
1.8% |
0 |
|
2014 MEP Elections - first count votes
|
PL |
PN |
AD |
IE |
Others |
|
D1 |
10,128 |
7,353 |
337 |
458 |
127 |
|
D2 |
13,121 |
4,654 |
384 |
466 |
176 |
|
D3 |
13,108 |
5,051 |
519 |
574 |
215 |
|
D4 |
12,184 |
5,523 |
527 |
526 |
199 |
|
D5 |
13,025 |
5,772 |
560 |
608 |
202 |
|
D6 |
11,281 |
7,300 |
363 |
452 |
194 |
|
D7 |
11,130 |
7,840 |
519 |
465 |
226 |
|
D8 |
8,765 |
9,180 |
660 |
550 |
194 |
|
D9 |
7,627 |
9,386 |
801 |
559 |
130 |
|
D10 |
6,759 |
9,809 |
736 |
497 |
123 |
|
D11 |
8,341 |
10,737 |
911 |
602 |
163 |
|
D12 |
8,491 |
8,529 |
688 |
645 |
184 |
|
D13 |
10,502 |
9,651 |
413 |
359 |
292 |
|
Total |
134,462 |
100,785 |
7,418 |
6,761 |
2,425 |
251,851 |
% |
53.4% |
40% |
2.9% |
2.7% |
1% |
|