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Blank/invalid ballot share by municipality in Belgium (2024)

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

Elections

What this indicator measures

API blank-vote field divided by valid party-list votes plus that field, times 100.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

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

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
5.1%
Unweighted area mean
6.1%
Minimum
1.3%
Maximum
23.2%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 5.1 %. Values extend from 1.3 to 23.2 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Blank/invalid ballot share, 2024. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 1.3–3.9118 areas
  2. 3.9–4.6103 areas
  3. 4.6–6122 areas
  4. 6–8.4115 areas
  5. 8.4–23.2117 areas
Blank/invalid ballot share, 2024. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.

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.0631261.3–2.2: 8 areas2.2–3.2: 28 areas3.2–4.1: 111 areas4.1–5: 126 areas5–5.9: 68 areas5.9–6.8: 47 areas6.8–7.7: 45 areas7.7–8.6: 34 areas8.6–9.5: 32 areas9.5–10.5: 36 areas10.5–11.4: 13 areas11.4–12.3: 10 areas12.3–13.2: 7 areas13.2–14.1: 1 area14.1–15: 2 areas15–15.9: 2 areas15.9–16.8: 0 areas16.8–17.7: 1 area17.7–18.7: 1 area18.7–19.6: 2 areas19.6–20.5: 0 areas20.5–21.4: 0 areas21.4–22.3: 0 areas22.3–23.2: 1 areaMedian · 5.11.323.2%Number 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
1.3–2.28
2.2–3.228
3.2–4.1111
4.1–5126
5–5.968
5.9–6.847
6.8–7.745
7.7–8.634
8.6–9.532
9.5–10.536
10.5–11.413
11.4–12.310
12.3–13.27
13.2–14.11
14.1–152
15–15.92
15.9–16.80
16.8–17.71
17.7–18.71
18.7–19.62
19.6–20.50
20.5–21.40
21.4–22.30
22.3–23.21

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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
Highest1Burg-Reuland6308723.2 %
Highest2Amblève6300119.1 %
Highest3Saint-Vith6306718.8 %
Highest4Butgenbach6301318.1 %
Highest5Bullange6301217.7 %
Highest6Comines-Warneton5709715.4 %
Highest7Colfontaine5308215.3 %
Highest8Daverdisse8401614.8 %
Highest9Raeren6306114.4 %
Highest10Aubange8100413.5 %
Lowest575Hove110211.3 %
Lowest574Schilde110391.6 %
Lowest573Sint-Martens-Latem440641.9 %
Lowest572De Pinte440122 %
Lowest571Lint110252.2 %
Lowest570Zoersel110552.2 %
Lowest569Kontich110242.2 %
Lowest568Lubbeek240662.2 %
Lowest567Edegem110132.3 %
Lowest566Lasne251192.4 %

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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