2002 Bahamian referendum
A multiple referendum with five questions was held in the Bahamas on 27 February 2002. Voters were asked whether they approved of:
- the removal of gender discrimination from the constitution
- the creation of a national commission to monitor the standards of teachers
- the creation of an independent parliamentary commissioner
- the creation of an independent election boundaries commission
- the increase of the retirement ages of judges from 60 to 65 (or 68 to 72 for appellate judges)
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All five questions were rejected by voters, with between 62.8 and 70.9% voting against.[1]
Results
| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank votes |
Total | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Constitutional change | 29,906 | 34.0 | 58,055 | 66.0 | 87,961 | |
| Teacher monitoring commission | 32,892 | 37.2 | 55,627 | 62.8 | 88,519 | |
| Independent Parliamentary Commissioner | 30,418 | 34.5 | 57,815 | 65.5 | 88,233 | |
| Independent election boundaries commission | 30,903 | 35.0 | 57,291 | 65.0 | 88,194 | |
| Retirement ages of judges | 25,018 | 29.1 | 60,838 | 70.9 | 85,856 | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p80 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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