So it seems Lafyar has deployed just in time to miss not only the Election but also the far more important declaration of the winner of the current round of the caption comp.
So as Returning Officer for the PPrune constituency I declare the result as follows:
With quite a lot of votes:
ZH875 with "Thats the last time we ask a Royal Helicopter Pilot to be involved in the design of a new Helicopter."
With slightly more votes:
Onan with "In some ways, it was safer than a normal helicopter. It did after all have two tail rotors...and it never actually left the ground."
But with the most votes:
An Teallach with "The AAC H&SAW Officer has just purchased 6 decoys to be parked outside the mess during official p1ss-ups in case anyone gets trousered enough to fancy a jolly."
and I therefore declare An Teallach to be the current caption comp. champion and to be the setter of the next challenge.