Alternative Vote Referendum 2011

The first national referendum in 35 years was held on 5 May 2011, giving everyone the chance to decide whether Britain should change the voting system used at UK Parliamentary elections.

The final UK result was:

• Yes: 6,152,607 (32.10%)
• No: 13,013,123 (67.90%)

The results for Haringey were:

• Yes: 30,310 (56.62%)
• No: 23,223 (43.38%)

Turnout and voting breakdown:

• Total electorate size: 150,299
• Turnout: 53,655
• Turnout as a percentage: 35.70%
• Number of valid votes cast: 53,533
• Number of spoilt ballots: 122
• Spoilt ballots as a percentage: 0.23%