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Referendum results for Swansea

Referendum on voting system for UK Parliamentary elections 2011 - Thursday, 5 May 2011

'At present, the UK uses the "first past the post" system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the "alternative vote" system be used instead?'

Swansea - results
Vote option Votes %
No 42848 64%
Yes 24184 36%
Voting Summary
Details Number
Total votes 67032
Electorate 183344
Number of ballot papers issued 67379
Turnout 37%
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name Vote percentage
No 64%
Candidate name Vote percentage
Yes 36%