# wasted vote

> set of ballots that do not help elect a candidate, including those cast for a losing candidate, and those cast for a winning candidate in excess of that needed to win

**Wikidata**: [Q1046450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1046450)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasted_vote)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wasted-vote


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013