Alternative Vote referendum 2011

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alternative_Vote_referendum_2011
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
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:campaign_group_(No) gptkb:NO_to_AV
gptkbp:campaign_group_(Yes) YES! To Fairer Votes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 2011-05-05
gptkbp:deputy_prime_minister_at_time Nick Clegg
gptkbp:first_UK-wide_referendum_since 1975 European Communities membership referendum
gptkbp:heldAlongside 2011 local elections
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alternative Vote referendum 2011
gptkbp:legislative_act gptkb:Parliamentary_Voting_System_and_Constituencies_Act_2011
gptkbp:main_parties_supporting_No gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:main_parties_supporting_Yes gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:David_Cameron
gptkbp:proposed_change first-past-the-post to alternative vote
gptkbp:result No
gptkbp:stateElectorate 45,684,501
gptkbp:subject electoral system
gptkbp:voterTurnout 42.2%
gptkbp:voting_system_proposed gptkb:alternative_vote
gptkbp:voting_system_retained first-past-the-post
gptkbp:votingSystem 13,013,123
6,152,607
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liberal_Democrats_(2010-2015)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7