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The article occupying the hallowed spot of most read this year took just two days to accomplish that feat and, in the process, brought MyPE to a grinding halt, TWICE.

It just goes to show that Port Elizabethans closely watched the 18 May local elections and that it WAS a very close race.

MOST pleasing to us at MyPE is that the voting poll that we started on Tuesday 17 May and ended on Thursday 19 May showed that MyPE readers are equally represented across ALL political parties as the final poll results almost exactly mirrored the actual election results. Click here to see the MyPE Election Poll.

The following pages are the Top Ten accessed pages on MyPE for 16 to 20 May 2011:

  1. Election Results Nelson Mandela Bay
  2. Voting Day Vital Information
  3. Port Elizabeth and the Local Elections
  4. IEC Satisfied With Election Process
  5. The Herald Online
  6. WAP South Africa
  7. Take Your Pick From 20 867 Voting Stations Countrywide
  8. ANC Continues to Hold Power in Port Elizabeth, Mpumalanga and Tshwane
  9. Eastern Cape Vote Count Progressing Well
  10. Escort Services
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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.

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  1. It was the only site I could find that gave the PE results and who the elected councilors are straight away without hanging and waiting.

  2. Thanks Firefly – there is something to be said for serving your niche well (and a bit of hard work)!

  3. “MOST pleasing
    to us at MyPE is that the voting poll that we started on Tuesday 17 May and
    ended on Thursday 19 May showed that MyPE readers are equally represented
    across ALL political parties as the final poll results almost exactly mirrored
    the actual election results.” … Alan, I’ve got bad news for you … I
    voted 110 times for the ANC to get some reaction from the readers, maar nee
    jong hulle was almal gevrek …. believe me ANC voters do not read MyPe ….

    • Thanks for that WD40, BUT, I doubt your figure of 110 votes in the poll for the following reasons:

      1. The poll was published at 7:30 am on 17 May and expired at 5:00 pm on 19 May giving 57.5 hours for people to vote.
      2. For the first 5 hours I restricted voting by IP and Cookie.
      3. Then I got complaints that people couldn’t vote and removed the IP restriction and set the Cookie to expire every hour.
      4. Based on the above the most you could have voted (without sleeping) is 52 times.

      Of course (he says allowing the slippery one to save face) you could have deleted the poll specific cookie 110 times but somehow I don’t see anyone being that enthusiastic.

      As it stands – I did see the ANC figures increase quite quickly after I notified some of my ANC chums of the poll (yes, those chums do read AND contribute to MyPE). 

      • … Alan, surely you know that cookie settings can be cancelled within seconds (by deleting your history) …. believe me I voted 110 times within +/- 40 minutes …. Sorry about that … will not do it again