Municipal referendum in Vimmerby
Rural schools
AdvisoryCitizens' initiativeFebruary 21, 2016
A vote following a citizens' initiative against the proposal to close the schools in Gullringen and Djursdala and the preschool in Pelarne to save money.
B. Keep received the most votes, 87.1 %. Turnout was 53.2 %.
- ”A – jag röstar för att lägga ner skolorna i Gullringen och Djursdala samt förskolan i Pelarne”
- ”B – Jag röstar för att bevara skolorna och förskolorna på landsbygden i Vimmerby kommun under den här mandatperioden och överlåter åt kommunens förtroendevalda att besluta om besparingen på andra områden inom skola och förskola”
- ”C – Jag väljer att inte ta ställning i frågan”
Result
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A. Close | 606 | 9.4 % |
| B. Keep | 5,644 | 87.1 % |
| C. No position | 227 | 3.5 % |
- Turnout
- 53.2 %
- Eligible voters
- 12,248
- Valid votes
- 6,477
- Invalid votes
- 36
Shares are calculated on valid votes including blank ballots, as in the official statistics.
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 municipality reports the result only for the municipality as a whole.
The electoral roll shows 6,504 voters, but the election committee counted 6,513 ballots. The municipality believes some voters put two ballots in the same envelope. The counted votes are used here.
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):