1990 Bermudian death penalty referendum

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Are you in favour of capital punishment for premeditated murder in Bermuda?[1]

Results

Choice

| Votes  | %

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Yes | 8,536 | 79.24%
No | 2,237  | 20.76%
Valid votes  | 10,773  | 99.00%
Invalid or blank votes  | 109  | 1.00%
Total votes | 10,882 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 33,700  | 32.29%
Registered voters figure is rounded. Sources:[2][3]

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A referendum on the death penalty for premeditated murder was held in Bermuda on 12 August 1990.[2] The referendum was held following pressure from the United Kingdom government. The Parliament of Bermuda passed the Capital Punishment Referendum Act 1989 to provide for the referendum.[1] Voters approved of retaining the penalty, with 79% voting in favour.[3]

The death penalty was abolished in December 1999 by the Parliament of Bermuda.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bermuda Consolidated Legislation: Capital Punishment Referendum Act 1989". commonlii.org. 22 June 1989. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. ^ a b Benbow, Colin (12 August 1998). "The yawn of August". Bermuda Sun. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. "Rounding out the actual numbers, of the 33,700 eligible voters, 10,800 bothered to show up. This was a third of the electorate. There were 109 spoilt ballots"
3. ^ a b Cranborne [Viscount], Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (9 February 1994). "The Dependent Territories". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 551\. Lords. col. 1601\. "There were 8,536 votes in favour of retention of the death penalty and 2,237 in favour of abolition"
4. ^ "Bermuda Consolidated Legislation: Abolition of Capital and Corporal Punishment Act 1999". commonlii.org. 23 December 1999. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

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