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On 04/08/2016 12:35 PM, Eoghan Glynn wrote:
> 
> 
>>> Please join me in congratulating the 7 newly elected members of the TC.
>>>
>>> <<<<<< REMOVE UNEEDED >>>>>
>>> * Davanum Srinivas (dims)
>>> * Flavio Percoco (flaper87)
>>> * John Garbutt (johnthetubaguy)
>>> * Matthew Treinish (mtreinish)
>>> * Mike Perez (thingee)
>>> * Morgan Fainberg (morgan)/(notmorgan)
>>> * Thierry Carrez (ttx)
>>>
>>> Full results:
>>> http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/results.pl?id=E_fef5cc22eb3dc27a
>>>
>>> Thank you to all candidates who stood for election, having a good group of
>>> candidates helps engage the community in our democratic process.
>>>
>>> Thank you to all who voted and who encouraged others to vote. We need to
>>> ensure
>>> your voice is heard.
>>>
>>> Thank you for another great round.
>>>
>>> Here's to Newton!
>>
>> Thanks Tony for efficiently running this election, congrats to
>> the candidates who prevailed, and thanks to everyone who ran
>> for putting themselves out there.
>>
>> It was the most open race since the pattern of TC 2.0 half-
>> elections was established, which was great to see.
>>
>> However, the turnout continues to slide, dipping below 20% for
>> the first time:
>>
>>  Election | Electorate (delta %) | Votes | Turnout (delta %)
>>  ===========================================================
>>  Oct '16  | 1106                 | 342   | 30.92
>>  Apr '14  | 1893       (+71.16)  | 506   | 26.73   (-13.56)
>>  Apr '15  | 2169       (+14.58)  | 548   | 25.27   (-5.48)
>>  Oct '15  | 2759       (+27.20)  | 619   | 22.44   (-11.20)
>>  Apr '16  | 3284       (+19.03)  | 652   | 19.85   (-11.51)
> 
> Meh, I screwed up that table, not enough coffee yet today :)
> 
> Should be:
> 
>   Election | Electorate (delta %) | Votes | Turnout (delta %)
>   ===========================================================
>   Oct '13  | 1106                 | 342   | 30.92
>   Apr '14  | 1510	(+36.52)  | 448   | 29.69   (-4.05)
>   Oct '14  | 1893       (+25.35)  | 506   | 26.73   (-9.91)
>   Apr '15  | 2169       (+14.58)  | 548   | 25.27   (-5.48)
>   Oct '15  | 2759       (+27.20)  | 619   | 22.44   (-11.20)
>   Apr '16  | 3284       (+19.03)  | 652   | 19.85   (-11.51)
> 
> Cheers,
> Eoghan
> 
>>
>> This ongoing trend of a decreasing proportion of the electorate
>> participating in TC elections is a concern.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Eoghan
>>



Here is my take on TC election's statistics:
* voter count between L->M: +71 and M->N: +33
* those 33 new voters represent 5.33% of the voter count

So while the voter count growth doesn't scale with electorate, it is
still a positive trend where more and more people vote at each elections.

Regards,
-Tristan

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