Municipal referendum in Söderhamn

Wind power at Storgrundet

AdvisoryCitizens' initiative

September 11, 2022 · Same day as the 2022 general election

One of two votes on wind power on the same day, both following citizens' initiatives. This one concerned the offshore wind farm at Storgrundet. Held on the same day as the general election.

No received the most votes, ‎54.9 %‎. Turnout was ‎71.8 %‎.

Question on the ballot
”Ska Söderhamns kommun tillåta etablering av vindkraft på Storgrundet?”

Should Söderhamn municipality allow the establishment of wind power at Storgrundet?

Result

OptionVotesShare
Yes4,904‎35.3 %‎
No7,628‎54.9 %‎
Abstain1,350‎9.7 %‎
Turnout
‎71.8 %‎
Eligible voters
20,503
Valid votes
13,882
Invalid votes
844

Shares are calculated on valid votes including blank ballots, as in the official statistics.

Map

Colour shows the largest option, and a stronger colour means a larger share. The table has the same figures.

Bergvik – Skog: No ‎52.1 %‎Söderhamn Centrum-Väster: No ‎52.4 %‎Söderhamn Norrtull-Granskär: No ‎46.9 %‎Söderhamn Norrberget-Hägnan m fl: No ‎49.0 %‎Söderhamn Öster-Broberg-Färssjön: No ‎58.9 %‎Stugsund: No ‎55.6 %‎Söderhamn Klossdammen-Stormyran m fl: No ‎54.9 %‎Vågbro: No ‎61.8 %‎Norrala-Trönö: No ‎51.2 %‎Sandarne: No ‎61.7 %‎Ljusne: No ‎55.3 %‎Söderala: No ‎58.6 %‎Marma-Mo: No ‎57.6 %‎

By voting district

Voting districtYesNoAbstainTurnout
Bergvik – Skog‎37.8 %‎‎52.1 %‎‎10.1 %‎‎70.5 %‎
Ljusne‎35.5 %‎‎55.3 %‎‎9.3 %‎‎62.7 %‎
Marma-Mo‎36.2 %‎‎57.6 %‎‎6.3 %‎‎74.1 %‎
Norrala-Trönö‎38.3 %‎‎51.2 %‎‎10.5 %‎‎80.0 %‎
Sandarne‎30.2 %‎‎61.7 %‎‎8.0 %‎‎74.4 %‎
Stugsund‎34.3 %‎‎55.6 %‎‎10.2 %‎‎80.1 %‎
Söderala‎33.7 %‎‎58.6 %‎‎7.7 %‎‎73.1 %‎
Söderhamn Centrum-Väster‎35.2 %‎‎52.4 %‎‎12.3 %‎‎67.8 %‎
Söderhamn Klossdammen-Stormyran m fl‎35.0 %‎‎54.9 %‎‎10.2 %‎‎81.1 %‎
Söderhamn Norrberget-Hägnan m fl‎39.7 %‎‎49.0 %‎‎11.3 %‎‎59.2 %‎
Söderhamn Norrtull-Granskär‎38.4 %‎‎46.9 %‎‎14.7 %‎‎65.5 %‎
Söderhamn Öster-Broberg-Färssjön‎34.0 %‎‎58.9 %‎‎7.1 %‎‎82.4 %‎
Vågbro‎30.3 %‎‎61.8 %‎‎7.8 %‎‎78.0 %‎

About the referendum

Municipal referendums are advisory. The municipal council is not bound by the outcome.

The referendum was held after a citizens' initiative, a petition among the municipality's eligible voters.

The votes were counted in the same voting districts as the election, and the map shows the election's district boundaries.

The municipality reports invalid votes only for the municipality as a whole, not per district.

The municipality's text gives 14,746 voters, but the results table and the turnout of 71.82% give 14,726.

The figures are transcribed by hand from the municipality's report and checked against the source's totals and percentages. Sources (in Swedish):