September 9, 1997
(Office of the Chief Electoral Officer)
SEPTEMBER 2, 1997
PLEBISCITE OFFICIAL RESULTS
The official addition of the votes for the
September 2, 1997 Plebiscite on the Future of Education was conducted on
September 4, 1997. Under the authority of Section 82(3) of the Election Act,
Chapter E-3 of the Revised Statutes of Newfoundland, 1990 as amended, the
following voting information is presented for each Electoral District.
Electoral District
|
Voters
List
|
Yes
Votes
|
Yes
%
|
No
Votes
|
No
%
|
Rejected Ballot
|
Total
Ballots
Counted
|
1. Baie Verte
|
7,461
|
1,956
|
57.9
|
1,420
|
42.1
|
8
|
3,384
|
2. Bay of Islands
|
8,041
|
2,995
|
78.6
|
816
|
21.4
|
8
|
3,819
|
3. Bellevue
|
8,207
|
3,054
|
75.4
|
998
|
24.6
|
9
|
4,061
|
4. Bonavista North
|
8,613
|
3,132
|
87.8
|
435
|
12.2
|
8
|
3,575
|
5. Bonavista South
|
9,277
|
2,721
|
76.4
|
840
|
23.6
|
3
|
3,564
|
6. Burgeo & La Poile
|
8,864
|
2,510
|
93.6
|
173
|
6.4
|
4
|
2,687
|
7. Burin - Placentia
West
|
8,609
|
2,627
|
64.7
|
1,435
|
35.3
|
7
|
4,069
|
8. Cape St. Francis
|
7,860
|
3,387
|
63.4
|
1,956
|
36.6
|
6
|
5,349
|
9. Carbonear - Harbour
Grace
|
9,069
|
3,298
|
71.4
|
1,319
|
28.6
|
7
|
4,624
|
10. Cartwright - L'Anse
au Clair
|
3,396
|
1,090
|
71.4
|
437
|
28.6
|
2
|
1,527
|
11. Conception Bay East
& Bell Island
|
8,170
|
3,516
|
74.0
|
1,236
|
26.0
|
7
|
4,759
|
12. Conception Bay South
|
8,023
|
3,206
|
76.3
|
995
|
23.7
|
2
|
4,203
|
13. Exploits
|
8,269
|
2,787
|
63.7
|
1,590
|
36.3
|
15
|
4,392
|
14. Ferryland
|
8,302
|
2,402
|
58.4
|
1,714
|
41.6
|
2
|
4,118
|
15. Fortune Bay - Cape
La Hune
|
8,142
|
2,789
|
82.2
|
603
|
17.8
|
13
|
3,412
|
16. Gander
|
8,237
|
4,029
|
84.2
|
758
|
15.8
|
3
|
4,790
|
17. Grand Bank
|
8,695
|
2,942
|
75.4
|
962
|
24.6
|
10
|
3,914
|
18. Grand Falls -
Buchans
|
8,700
|
3,950
|
68.9
|
1,786
|
31.1
|
7
|
5,743
|
19. Harbour Main -
Whitbourne
|
8,434
|
2,361
|
54.7
|
1,955
|
45.3
|
6
|
4,322
|
20. Humber East
|
8,514
|
4,488
|
79.5
|
1,154
|
20.5
|
8
|
5,650
|
21. Humber Valley
|
7,728
|
3,112
|
77.6
|
897
|
22.4
|
6
|
4,015
|
22. Humber West
|
7,916
|
3,322
|
76.8
|
1,002
|
23.2
|
12
|
4,336
|
23. Kilbride
|
8,635
|
3,512
|
68.8
|
1,592
|
31.2
|
5
|
5,109
|
24. Labrador West
|
6,803
|
2,879
|
76.0
|
910
|
24.0
|
4
|
3,793
|
25. Lake Melville
|
6,009
|
2,144
|
76.4
|
663
|
23.6
|
4
|
2,811
|
26. Lewisporte
|
8,397
|
2,877
|
59.9
|
1,930
|
40.1
|
5
|
4,812
|
27. Mount Pearl
|
8,520
|
4,566
|
78.6
|
1,240
|
21.4
|
6
|
5,812
|
28. Placentia & St.
Mary's
|
8,101
|
1,639
|
43.8
|
2,107
|
56.2
|
12
|
3,758
|
29. Port au Port
|
8,334
|
2,034
|
50.4
|
1,998
|
49.6
|
16
|
4,048
|
30. Port de Grave
|
8,862
|
4,129
|
85.3
|
713
|
14.7
|
10
|
4,852
|
31. St. Barbe
|
7,720
|
2,729
|
84.9
|
484
|
15.1
|
3
|
3,216
|
32. St. George's -
Stephenville East
|
8,630
|
2,410
|
67.5
|
1,159
|
32.5
|
11
|
3,580
|
33. St. John's Centre
|
8,109
|
3,115
|
64.7
|
1,702
|
35.3
|
10
|
4,827
|
34. St. John's East
|
7,747
|
4,253
|
68.9
|
1,921
|
31.1
|
13
|
6,187
|
35. St. John's North
|
6,703
|
3,185
|
71.1
|
1,295
|
28.9
|
10
|
4,490
|
36. St. John's South
|
8,452
|
3,251
|
67.8
|
1,543
|
32.2
|
10
|
4,804
|
37. St. John's West
|
8,642
|
4,405
|
75.6
|
1,425
|
24.4
|
12
|
5,842
|
38. Signal Hill - Quidi
Vidi
|
6,886
|
3,319
|
75.0
|
1,107
|
25.0
|
3
|
4,429
|
39. Terra Nova
|
8,777
|
3,648
|
87.5
|
522
|
12.5
|
7
|
4,177
|
40. The Straits &
White Bay North
|
8,210
|
2,659
|
73.2
|
974
|
26.8
|
11
|
3,644
|
41. Topsail
|
8,143
|
4,551
|
80.4
|
1,109
|
19.6
|
14
|
5,674
|
42. Torngat Mountains
|
1,233
|
468
|
80.0
|
117
|
20.0
|
3
|
588
|
43. Trinity - Bay de
Verde
|
9,136
|
3,949
|
84.5
|
726
|
15.5
|
6
|
4,681
|
44. Trinity North
|
8,982
|
3,931
|
90.0
|
438
|
10.0
|
5
|
4,374
|
45. Twillingate &
Fogo
|
9,040
|
2,563
|
68.8
|
1,160
|
31.2
|
11
|
3,734
|
46. Virginia Waters
|
8,592
|
4,658
|
76.1
|
1,464
|
23.9
|
8
|
6,130
|
47. Waterford Valley
|
8,557
|
3,901
|
78.7
|
1,058
|
21.3
|
7
|
4,966
|
48. Windsor - Springdale
|
8,962
|
2,866
|
56.8
|
182
|
43.2
|
11
|
5,059
|
TOTALS
|
384,709
|
149,315
|
72.7
|
56,020
|
27.3
|
370
|
205,705
|
A total of 205,705 votes were cast in the
1997 Plebiscite comprised of 199,833 at 1,976 Regular Polls and 5,872 votes
at 81 Advance Polls. Voter turnout was 53.5 % in comparison to 52.4% in the
1995 Plebiscite, and 74.4% in the 1996 General Election.
There were: 149,315Yes votes (72.7%), 56,020
No votes (27.3%), and 370 Rejected ballots. In comparison, the 1995
Plebiscite yielded: 110,614 Yes votes (54.8%), 90,673 No votes (45.0%), and
423 Rejected ballots.
A statistical report on the 1997 Plebiscite
giving poll by poll results will be published at the earliest opportunity
and within 9 months as provided under Section 170 of the Election Act.
For more information please contact the
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer at 709-729-0712.
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