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Democracy Club
Coverage of Democracy Club in the Nexus archive.
- Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests
Voters in England tend to pick candidates with names nearer the top of the ballot paper, with those listed first finishing ahead of their party colleagues 65% of the time. This alphabet effect was observed in wards where a party fielded three candidates. The analysis was based on election results compiled by Democracy Club.