Municipal referendum in Sorsele
New wind farms
AdvisoryCitizens' initiativeMarch 20, 2016
A vote following a citizens' initiative, after Vattenfall had planned a large number of wind turbines in the municipality: whether the municipality should allow new wind farms beyond the existing ones at Blaiken.
No received the most votes, 51.2 %. Turnout was 62.5 %.
”Ska Sorsele kommun tillåta nya vindkraftsparker utöver de befintliga på Blaiken?”Should Sorsele municipality allow new wind farms beyond the existing ones at Blaiken?
Result
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 581 | 46.4 % |
| No | 641 | 51.2 % |
| Blank | 30 | 2.4 % |
- Turnout
- 62.5 %
- Eligible voters
- 2,005
- Valid votes
- 1,252
- Invalid votes
- 2
Shares are calculated on valid votes including blank ballots, as in the official statistics.
By referendum district
| Referendum district | Yes | No | Blank | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargnäs | 36.0 % | 63.2 % | 0.8 % | 66.9 % |
| Sorsele | 48.9 % | 48.3 % | 2.8 % | 61.2 % |
| Uppsamlingsdistrikt | 100.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | – |
The vote was not held on the same day as an election. The municipality counted the votes in 2 referendum districts of its own, so there is no map.
The collection district holds votes counted for the municipality but not per voting district, such as late postal votes. It therefore has no eligible voters or turnout.
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 election committee examined five votes afterwards. Three were accepted and two were invalid. They are reported only in the total, and here as a collection district. That the three accepted votes were yes votes follows from the difference between the districts and the total.
The municipality's percentages are calculated on all voters, including invalid votes. Here the shares are calculated on valid votes.
The figures are transcribed by hand from the municipality's report and checked against the source's totals and percentages. Sources (in Swedish):