[fvc-wat-disc] PR WON IN PEI !!!

[Jennifer Ross]

In 2005, there was a plebiscite about changing the electoral system.
Turnout was 36%.  Voters opted to keep FPTP.  The voters had spoken.

In 2015, there was a plebiscite about changing the electoral system.
Turnout was 36%.  Voters opted to change to MMP.  There wasn't enough
voters.

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> They've already wriggled out.
>
> https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/statement-premier-
> maclauchlan-regarding-plebiscite
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Sharon Sommerville <
> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As the plebiscite is non-binding and with a turn out of 36% and change,
>> the legitimacy of the result could be challenged.  That having been said,
>> it is a major shift away from the 2005 referendum results & the genie is
>> out of the bottle. If the provincial government wiggles out of change, the
>> issue isn't going away and the trajectory is clear.  More a matter of, who
>> will be first?
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 8:28 AM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Remember what the BC government did with a 58% yes vote for STV.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: daviddirks at rogers.com
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>>>
>>> I will be v interested to see what the government in PEI does w this
>>> result.
>>>
>>> David
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> On Tue, 11/8/16, Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] PR WON IN PEI !!!
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>>> Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 2:07 AM
>>>
>>> Hello Everyone Who Cares About
>>> Democracy in Canada!
>>>
>>> The results are in from the plebiscite in PEI and it is a
>>> win for PR!
>>>
>>> Here is the report from the Charlotte Town Guardian.
>>>
>>> http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2016-11-07/article-4
>>> 681472/Islanders-choose-MMPR-in-plebiscite/1
>>>
>>> This is an important win for all of us because the ERRE
>>> committee has been
>>> watching this plebiscite as a gauge for public sentiment on
>>> electoral
>>> reform.
>>>
>>> Thanks to Matthew Piggott for letting us know.
>>>
>>>  Congratulations to the hard working electoral reformers on
>>> PEI who have
>>> been working for months and months for this win!
>>>
>>> Thank you PEI!
>>>
>>> Happy days,
>>> Sharon
>>> for FVC-WR
>>>
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