Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum, 2005
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A referendum
was held in the Canadian
province of Prince Edward Island
on November 28, 2005 to determine whether or not to adopt the Mixed Member Proportional Representation
System as presented by the Commission on Prince Edward Island's Electoral Future.
* In order to pass, the referendum had to receive 60% of the province-wide popular vote and a simple majority
in 60% (16 of 27) of the electoral districts.
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
was held in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
on November 28, 2005 to determine whether or not to adopt the Mixed Member Proportional Representation
Mixed member proportional representation
Mixed-member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is a voting system originally used to elect representatives to the German Bundestag, and nowadays adopted by numerous legislatures around the world...
System as presented by the Commission on Prince Edward Island's Electoral Future.
Results
The question asked was: Should Prince Edward Island change to the Mixed Member Proportional System as presented by the Commission of PEI's Electoral Future?| Option | Popular Vote | Districts carried | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| X | No | 20,515 | 63.58% | 25 | 92.59% |
| Yes* | 11,750 | 36.42% | 2 | 7.41% | |
| Total | 32,265 | 100.0% | 27 | 100.0% | |
Majority
A majority is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of its members. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset; i.e. a plurality is not necessarily a majority as the largest subset may consist of less than half the group's population...
in 60% (16 of 27) of the electoral districts.