1994 Bonaire status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Bonaire on 21 October 1994. Voters were asked to choose between the status quo, autonomy within the Netherlands, integration with the Netherlands or independence. The vast majority voted for the status quo, but in a referendum in 2004 finally decided on integration into the Netherlands.[1]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Status quo | 4,443 | 89.65 |
| Autonomy within the Netherlands | 439 | 8.86 |
| Integration into the Netherlands | 63 | 1.27 |
| Independence | 11 | 0.22 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | – |
| Total | 4,956 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,450 | 66.52 |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||
gollark: Yes, I agree social media is kind of problematic. I think technology, in the very general sense of "human-built tools" and whatnot instead of the weird new one of "only computer-based stuff", is a net positive, considering.
gollark: Well, yes, you can live without importing extra technological stuff for a bit, sure.
gollark: But people would probably be unhappy if they also didn't have access to stuff like... tents, nice modern clothes, medicine, GPS, all that stuff, while camping.
gollark: I don't see how sometimes doing things not involving that makes those things *bad*.
gollark: People like nature. Camping has nature.
References
- ch, Beat Müller, beat (at-sign) sudd (dot). "Bonaire (Niederländische Antillen), 21. Oktober 1994 : Status -- [in German]". www.sudd.ch. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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