Poll Blogger: Data Quality

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Over 940 data inconsitencies in VEC Western Metro Count

In review and comparison of the two BTL preference data files (Count A and Count B) provided by the Victorian Electoral Commission shows that over 1,000 votes were incorrectly recorded with a disconcerning number being mistches in the batch reference id which indicates poor data management.

There were 15 records added to count B that were not included in Count A


Western-Metro-BTL-2010-B.batch_id
0548-001
0549-001
0549-002
0549-003
0550-001
0551-001
0551-002
0551-003
0551-004
0552-001
0553-001
0554-001
0555-001
0556-001
0557-001

and 8 records in Count A that were not in Count B


Western-Metro-BTL-2010-A.batch_id
0017-050
0026-050
0043-050
0132-048
0144-002
0341-049
0361-049
0426-049

Federal Govenment Joint Standing Commitee on Electoral Matters

Federal Parliament's Electoral Matters Committee has commenced an inquiry into the conduct of the 2010 federal election.

“Australia’s electoral system ranks among the world’s best. However, there is always room for improvement. The 2010 federal election has made apparent a number of issues that need examination, including existing provisions that need further scrutiny because of their capacity to disenfranchise legitimate voters,” said Committee Chair Daryl Melham.

“The practice of reviewing each federal election started in 1983 and provides Australians with an important opportunity to express their views and involve themselves in the scrutiny and improvement of our electoral system,” said Mr Melham.

Members of the public and interested groups are invited to make submissions in writing to the Committee until Wednesday, 16 February 2011