Swing Seats: Presidential District Vote
The table below shows the running results of the district vote for the 1st and 2nd rounds 2010 Presidential vote. It is useful in analyzing the possible outcome of the 225 district single member first-past-the-post' electorates. Any percentage above 50% means the party is under represented, those with less than 50% are over represented. A comparison to the 2nd Round vote shows the winner of the district vote had there been only two candidates Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) or Party of Regions (PoR) running. The 1st round results show it is possible to win a district vote , under a first-past-the-post voting system where the highest vote wins the seat, with less than 30% of the vote. There are 86 districts that show 50% or more support and a staggering 140 seats ( includes the foreign mission vote as the 226 seat ) that are determined by less than an absolute majority. Five seats swung from BYuT to PoR or visa-versa between the first round and second round...