Only 55% of the eligible population is registered to vote, despite the Electoral Commission of Zambia extending the registration by five weeks earlier in the year.

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Out of the island's 600-strong population, 444 registered to vote and 77% of them turned out to vote in half of the island's 28 conseillers.

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The number of people over 60 is calculated to rise by 200, 000 a year until 2015, when they will account for one-third of the total registered population in the city.

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The most obvious source of new votes for Democrats in future is not white men but the fast-growing (though under-registered for voting) Latino population who, outside Texas and Florida, vote Democratic by two to one.

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Some 58% of the 18m registered voters (out of a total population of 34m) cast their ballots, a marked rise from previous turnouts.

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By the end of September, Shanghai had a population of 23.7 million, with roughly 14 million registered residents and 9.7 million migrants from other parts of China.

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Since the onset of the Great Recession, registered persons have been financially hit along with the rest of the population, and financial pressures have not discriminated among large or small firms.

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The Houston Chronicle noted that while the Hispanic population in Texas grew by 2.8 million in the past decade, the number of registered Hispanic voters declined by 100, 000 between 2008-2010.

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