2013 Saint Helena Chief Councillor referendum

2013 Saint Helena Chief Councillor referendum
	23 March 2013
Should St Helena have a Chief Councillor who can select the Executive Council?
Results

A referendum on creating the post of Chief Councillor was held in Saint Helena on 23 March 2013.^[1] The proposal was rejected by 80% of voters, with voter turnout at just 10%.

Background

In January 2013 the Government of Saint Helena published proposals for amendments to the constitution. This included the appointment of a Chief Councillor from the 12-member Legislative Council, who would appoint a further four members of the Executive Council instead of the entire Executive Council being elected by the Legislative Council.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	42	20.00
Against	168	80.00
Invalid/blank votes	0	–
Total	210	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,277	9.65
Source: Friends of St Helena

References

^ St Helena votes NO in chief councillor poll Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine St Helena Online, 25 March 2013
^ 16 Jan, 2013 Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine Friends of St Helena

[1] St Helena votes NO in chief councillor poll Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine St Helena Online, 25 March 2013

[2] 16 Jan, 2013 Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine Friends of St Helena

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