Assuming the numbers that Otto Throttle has used...
The best guess would be 500 pilots in Balpa, or which 85% voted. Which comes in at 425 pilots voting. If this is applied to the ballot results, it's quite clear that only 80 people actually voted in favour of the pay deal. That's 80 out of 500 voters. Whichever way you look at that, it's pretty much a landslide result.
One of the greatest ironies in life is that people say "I can't stand politics, I don't follow a party, I don't vote", but yet, when these people are faced with problems, they are normally the first to complain about it. I wonder how many applications BALPA received in the run up to the ballot results?
I can almost guarantee though that if the remaining 15% of votes had been case, it would have even highlighted the divide more. I am aware that a few people didn't get their ballot papers, but equally, this result gives a good indication as to the depth of feeling amongst us.