100% Turnout

As a responsible, upstanding citizen, I went and voted in last week's local elections. EU citizens can vote in their place of residence, so I can vote in the local council elections, though not in the Portuguese parliamentary elections, only in the UK.

Imagine my surprise when I was greeted by enthisiastic scrutineers and coordinators. Then I found out that foreigners have their own electoral roll, and in my parish I was the only person on that electoral roll! So they had a special list for me, not I think a separate scrutineer, though that could have been the reason for their enthusiasm. Imagine if I had gone and voted early in the morning - he could have had the rest of the day off...

Anyway, my electoral roll had 100% turnout. There can't have been many of those. Fortunately I put my ballots in a common box, otherwise everyone would have known how I voted.

Now I have to go and hassle my other expatriate neighbours. If they are to be entitled to complain about local services (which they do frequently) they should at least get out and vote to improve them.