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Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Friday, 9 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 November 2007. It was answered by Bridget Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 19 November 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


General Election 2005: Ballot Papers

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many ballot papers were rejected at the 2005 General Election.
Answer

At the 2005 UK parliamentary election, the total number of ballot papers that were either rejected at verification or not counted at the count was 182786.A breakdown of the number of rejected and spoilt ballots can be found on the Electoral Commission's website:"www.electoralcommission.gov.uk."


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
164092; 467 c511W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Ballot papers General Election 2005
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk