Between 1990 and 1999, Division Two of the First District has been in majority territory only twice: 5 in 1993 and 4.67 in 1997.  For the rest of the decade, the “average” civil decision reviewed by the Supreme Court commanded less than a majority: 2.33 votes (1990), 2 (1991), 3.5 (1992), 2.57 (1994), 3 (1995), 2 (1996), 2.67 (1998) and 3 (1999).

Division Two averaged a majority in three years between 2000 and 2009 – 2001 (7 votes), 2004 (6.75 votes) and 2006 (4 votes).  For the remainder of the decade, the average was relatively low: 3 (2000), 0 (2002), 3 (2003), 2.33 (2005), 1.8 (2007), 2 (2008) and 0 (2009).

Division Two was in majority territory in only one year of the past ten: 5 votes to affirm on average in 2016.  The average was 0 in 2010, 3 in 2011, 1.17 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 0 in 2014, 3.5 in 2015, 0 in 2017 and 0 in 2019.

Join us back here on Tuesday as we review the data for Division 3 of the First District.

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