Results of round 1 of the Commons Picture of the Year 2006 election


1. 45 votes; The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Modified version of photo taken by Senior Airman Joshua Strang.

Promoted to featured picture on 16 October 2006. Picture of the day of 1 February 2007.

2. 32 votes; A paper match igniting. Taken by Wikimedian Sebastian Ritter.

Promoted to featured picture on 28 October 2006. Picture of the day of 1 January 2007.


3. 31 votes; Lunar libration by Wikimedian Tomruen

Promoted to featured picture on 12 June 2006. Picture of the day of 9 August 2006.

3. 31 votes; A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada. Taken by Wikimedian Mdf.

Promoted to featured picture on 29 October 2006. Picture of the day of 27 November 2006.


5. 30 votes; The wreck of the American Star (SS America) seen from land side, Fuerteventura. Taken by Wikimedian Wollex.

Promoted to featured picture on 24 February 2006. Picture of the day of 24 April 2006.

6. 29 votes; Animation of Newton's cradle, resting on a copy of Newton's famous book Principia Mathematica. Created by Wikimedian DemonDeLuxe.

Promoted to featured picture on 26 December 2006.


7. 28 votes

8. 27 votes

9. 25 votes

9. 25 votes

9. 25 votes

The following pictures did not make it to the final:


12. 24 votes

12. 24 votes

14. 23 votes

15. 22 votes

16. 19 votes


17. 17 votes

17. 17 votes

17. 17 votes

17. 17 votes

17. 17 votes


17. 17 votes

23. 16 votes

23. 16 votes

23. 16 votes

23. 16 votes


27. 15 votes

27. 15 votes

27. 15 votes

27. 15 votes

27. 15 votes


Total votes: 1837
Total voters: 390

This means that there are 4.71 votes per voter. 328 votes, or 17.9% of the votes were on pictures that made it to the final, while 62 pictures got more than 10 votes, which gives them a share of 51.1% or 939 votes in the total.