Referendum results released

Referendum results released

Public Service Alberta released the results of the Senate Election and Referendum votes that took place alongside municipal elections on Oct. 22 this past Tuesday.

A two-thirds majority of Albertans, 61.7 per cent to 38.3 per cent, voted Yes on the question “Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 – Parliament and the Government of Canada’s commitment to the principle of making equalization payments – be removed from the constitution?”

The question of adopting year-round Daylight Savings Time was far closer, with a very small majority of voters, 50.1 per cent compared to 49.9 per cent, saying “No” to the question: “Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?” . . . contd.

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