Graphic toont de kosten die door de Britten zijn gemaakt voor deelname aan de Europese parlementsverkiezingen van 2014.
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Kosten verkiezingen Europees Parlement

April 12, 2019 - Volgens analyse van de kosten gemaakt bij de laatste verkiezingen in 2014, kost deelname aan de Europese parlementsverkiezingen op 23 mei het Verenigd Koninkrijk meer dan £100 miljoen.

Key Facts
The elections took place in 12 electoral constituencies across all of the UK and Gibraltar. The total cost was £108,689,344, paid from the UK Government’s Consolidated Fund

This total includes the costs for the distribution of poll cards, the operation of polling stations, provision of postal votes, the count, and the fees paid to returning officers for their services in delivering the elections. It also includes the cost of the delivery of candidates’ election leaflets.

It included:
• £2.5 million for returning officers’ services;
• £40.6 million for candidate mailings

At the election:
• 46.5 million people were registered and eligible to vote; of whom,
• 7.2 million were registered to vote by post; and
• 16.5 million cast a vote.

The elections were conducted by:
• 11 Regional Returning Officers;
• 381 Local Returning Officers; and
• the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, with the support of local authority electoral services teams, local authority staff and resources more widely, and the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.

Sources
PUBLISHED: 12/04/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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