Sample count for Aljunied GRC: Workers' Party leading with 60%

The sample count is not the final tally.

Sulaiman Daud | July 11, 2020, 12:29 AM

The sample count for Aljunied GRC is in.

According to the Elections Department (ELD), the Workers' Party is leading in Aljunied GRC, with a count of 60 per cent.

The Elections Department has emphasised that the sample count is not the final result.

There is a margin of error of +/- four per cent.

Screen shot from ELD.

What is the sample count?

Prior to the final tally being broadcast, the sample count is published by the ELD.

According to ELD, the sample count is released in order to prevent speculation and misinformation from unofficial sources while counting is underway.

The sample count provides an indication of the results in each constituency, which are obtained by:

  • Picking a random bundle of 100 ballot papers from each polling station.
  • Counting the 100 votes, with candidates and counting agents present.
  • Adding up the votes for each candidate or GRC team, giving more weightage to the bundles from polling stations where more votes were cast.

The final tally will be released later.

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Top image by Lim Weixiang.