Municipal referendum in Söderhamn
Offshore wind power
AdvisoryCitizens' initiativeJune 9, 2024 · Same day as the 2024 European Parliament election
The second vote on wind power in two years, following a new citizens' initiative: whether the municipality should allow wind power in its internal waters and territorial sea. A no also meant that the municipality would try to withdraw its earlier approval of Storgrundet. Held on the same day as the European Parliament election.
Yes received the most votes, 50.7 %. Turnout was 45.0 %.
”Ska Söderhamn tillåta etablering av vindkraft i kommunens inre vatten samt territorialhav?”Should Söderhamn allow the establishment of wind power in the municipality's internal waters and territorial sea?
Result
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,558 | 50.7 % |
| No | 3,838 | 42.7 % |
| Abstain | 593 | 6.6 % |
- Turnout
- 45.0 %
- Eligible voters
- 20,116
- Valid votes
- 8,989
- Invalid votes
- 72
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.
By voting district
| Voting district | Yes | No | Abstain | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergvik – Skog | 51.6 % | 41.7 % | 6.7 % | 43.0 % |
| Ljusne | 49.4 % | 44.1 % | 6.5 % | 40.0 % |
| Marma-Mo | 51.5 % | 42.3 % | 6.2 % | 46.1 % |
| Norrala-Trönö | 50.2 % | 44.5 % | 5.3 % | 52.4 % |
| Sandarne | 43.6 % | 48.3 % | 8.1 % | 43.6 % |
| Stugsund | 48.7 % | 43.7 % | 7.6 % | 52.0 % |
| Söderala | 52.1 % | 42.8 % | 5.0 % | 45.4 % |
| Söderhamn Centrum-Väster | 54.1 % | 39.9 % | 6.0 % | 39.4 % |
| Söderhamn Klossdammen-Stormyran m fl | 51.4 % | 42.9 % | 5.7 % | 52.2 % |
| Söderhamn Norrberget-Hägnan m fl | 57.8 % | 35.3 % | 6.8 % | 38.7 % |
| Söderhamn Norrtull-Granskär | 51.4 % | 38.3 % | 10.2 % | 39.6 % |
| Söderhamn Öster-Broberg-Färssjön | 52.8 % | 41.8 % | 5.3 % | 56.0 % |
| Vågbro | 44.5 % | 49.8 % | 5.7 % | 48.8 % |
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 figures are transcribed by hand from the municipality's report and checked against the source's totals and percentages. Sources (in Swedish):