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Election candidate who got no votes demands recount because he picked himself
Paul Dennis, who stood for the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition in
Rainham North, Kent, insisted the result was wrong because he had
definitely”voted for himself.
Mr Dennis, a train conductor, said his wife and father had pledged their
support too, The Mirror reported.
The 45-year-old was left humiliated when the room burst into laughter
after his result was read out at the Medway Council elections on May 7.
He said this week that the result was “obviously wrong”, and that he had
been approached by people who said they voted for him.
“I was gutted to be honest,” he told the newspaper. “It was a bit
humiliating, especially at work.”
There were 8464 votes cast in the ward, with two Conservative candidates
elected, and just 13 voting slips rejected as void.
TUSC spokesman Chas Berry said: “We think it’s impossible for him to
get zero votes. He lives in the ward, as do several members of his family.
“You think, if that was wrong, what else was wrong? The council have some
serious questions to answer.”
Paul Dennis坚持投票的结果有误，因为他确定投给自己。
Dennis是一个列车长，他说他的老婆和父亲也都投给他。四十五岁的他在
五月七号的Medway Council选举结果揭晓后，羞愧地离开充斥着哄堂大笑的房间。
他说这个结果很明显的是个错误，他还遇到了许多说投给他的人。