Meanings of spoiled vote in English

Paddy Smyth reports on how a bizarre spoiled vote saw the final decision made by drawing lot.

The final vote was 52 in favour and 15 against the deal with one spoiled vote.

The result was the low turnout and the high level of spoiled votes.

Returning officers throughout the State reported what they believed were unprecedented numbers of spoiled votes.

Some 820 students voted against the levy, and there were 44 spoiled votes.

However, the tally of spoiled votes was much higher than the 248 spoiled votes cast in the presidential election.

Most of the spoiled votes cast in the abortion referendum were undecided voters, who were clear about their indecision.

Nevertheless the number of spoiled votes, at 33,228, indicates extensive dissatisfaction over the treaty's incomprehensibility.

The chorus of 109,066 spoiled votes is an eloquent expression of discontent with that system.

The number of spoiled votes was 7,224.

Sir, -It never ceases to amaze me the number of spoiled votes which are cast in each and every election and referendum.

The electorate's dissatisfaction with the handling of the constitutional amendment was marked by a record number of spoiled votes in the two Galway constituencies.

In Galway West the 2,201 spoiled votes amounted to more than 10 times the majority of 198 votes in favour of the amendment.

The majority of spoiled votes appeared to have shown some form of deviation from the standard expression of preference using the normal 1,2,3 marking.