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Blank/invalid ballots by municipality in Belgium (2024)

This page maps Blank/invalid ballots for one nationally comparable 2024 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Elections

What this indicator measures

The API nrOfBlankVotes field. The API does not provide a municipality split between blank and otherwise invalid ballots.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
2024
Geography
municipalities
Boundary set
Statistical sectors 2024
Measure
Blank/invalid ballots
Unit
ballots
Comparable areas
575
Coverage
99%

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
450ballots
Unweighted area mean
708ballots
Minimum
2ballots
Maximum
12,432ballots

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 450 ballots. Values extend from 2 to 12,432 ballots. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Blank/invalid ballots, 2024. Circle area is proportional to the published value; neutral polygons preserve the exact official boundaries, and missing values have no symbol.
  1. 12,432circle area
  2. 450circle area
  3. 288circle area
Blank/invalid ballots, 2024. Circle area is proportional to the published value; neutral polygons preserve the exact official boundaries, and missing values have no symbol.

Areas

Value distribution

Value distributionHistogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.01663322–520: 332 areas520–1,038: 142 areas1,038–1,556: 63 areas1,556–2,074: 18 areas2,074–2,592: 4 areas2,592–3,110: 4 areas3,110–3,627: 2 areas3,627–4,145: 2 areas4,145–4,663: 0 areas4,663–5,181: 4 areas5,181–5,699: 0 areas5,699–6,217: 0 areas6,217–6,735: 1 area6,735–7,253: 0 areas7,253–7,771: 0 areas7,771–8,289: 1 area8,289–8,807: 0 areas8,807–9,325: 0 areas9,325–9,842: 0 areas9,842–10,360: 0 areas10,360–10,878: 0 areas10,878–11,396: 0 areas11,396–11,914: 1 area11,914–12,432: 1 areaMedian · 450212,432ballotsNumber of areas
Histogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.
ValueAreas
2–520332
520–1,038142
1,038–1,55663
1,556–2,07418
2,074–2,5924
2,592–3,1104
3,110–3,6272
3,627–4,1452
4,145–4,6630
4,663–5,1814
5,181–5,6990
5,699–6,2170
6,217–6,7351
6,735–7,2530
7,253–7,7710
7,771–8,2891
8,289–8,8070
8,807–9,3250
9,325–9,8420
9,842–10,3600
10,360–10,8780
10,878–11,3960
11,396–11,9141
11,914–12,4321

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municipalities

Highest and lowest values

From 575 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Highest1Charleroi5201112,432 ballots
Highest2Antwerpen1100211,823 ballots
Highest3Liège620638,117 ballots
Highest4Gent440216,393 ballots
Highest5La Louvière580014,963 ballots
Highest6Bruxelles210044,915 ballots
Highest7Mons530534,878 ballots
Highest8Namur920944,732 ballots
Highest9Tournai570813,656 ballots
Highest10Mouscron570963,645 ballots
Lowest575Herstappe730282 ballots
Lowest574Baarle-Hertog1300236 ballots
Lowest573Horebeke4506251 ballots
Lowest572Zuienkerke3104267 ballots
Lowest571Bever2300973 ballots
Lowest570Mesen3301676 ballots
Lowest569Hove1102180 ballots
Lowest568Lo-Reninge3203091 ballots
Lowest567Voeren7310996 ballots
Lowest566Wasseiges6407598 ballots

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.

The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

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