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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