2011 Alternative Vote referendum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2011_Alternative_Vote_referendum
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Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballotNumber Should the 'alternative vote' system be used instead of the current 'first past the post' system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 2011-05-05
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2011 Alternative Vote referendum
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Parliamentary_Voting_System_and_Constituencies_Act_2011
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:main_campaign_group_(No) gptkb:NO_to_AV
gptkbp:main_campaign_group_(Yes) YES! To Fairer Votes
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Conservative–Liberal_Democrat_coalition
gptkbp:result No
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Alternative_Vote_system
gptkbp:total_votes 19,283,430
gptkbp:type national referendum
gptkbp:voterTurnout 42.2%
gptkbp:votingSystem 13,013,123
6,152,607
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Cameron_ministry
gptkb:Electoral_reform_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7