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The proposed question to appear on ballot papers for the referendum was set out at a meeting of the
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was held ten years later on 3 November 2011, but this time only asked voters if they wanted a single constituency and did not include provisions for changing the voting system. The question was again rejected, this time by 58.78% to 41.22% overall. A narrow majority of voters in
Stanley (50.2% to
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November 2019 was chosen to allow sufficient preparation time for the referendum and also (in the event the
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153:Total votes
1507:Categories
1492:See also:
1270:fig.gov.fk
1244:MercoPress
1193:MercoPress
1102:MercoPress
1018:References
691:Background
312:Pat Clunie
264:Government
51:2020-09-24
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1133:29 August
1066:17 August
410:Elections
375:Judiciary
237:The Crown
1129:. gov.uk
272:Governor
1276:13 July
1250:13 July
1173:26 June
1041:30 July
906:Region
800:Choice
790:Results
685:Stanley
618:History
613:Outline
344:Speaker
244:Monarch
177:52.14%
163:100.00%
136:99.16%
125:49.33%
78:Results
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111:50.67%
92:Votes
88:Choice
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602:Other
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