2011 Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation

The 2011 Popular Consultation in Ecuador was a referendum held on May 7, 2011. President of the Republic of Ecuador Rafael Correa decreed that the 10 questions were approved based on an exit poll on Saturday, May 7. The final results were known on Thursday May 19, 2011: all the proposed changes were approved.

Proposals

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The ten proposals put to the vote of the Ecuadorian people were all accepted. These proposals included, amongst others:

  • tougher conditions in preventive prison;
  • a limitation of banking operations by financial services companies;
  • a ban on media companies owning non-media companies;
  • a restructuring of the judicial system under the supervision of members of the executive and the parliamentary majority;
  • a ban on casinos and gambling;
  • a ban on bullfighting and cockfighting (canton-by-canton decision);
  • the creation of an administrative entity intended to regulate publications in the media.

Results

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Summary of the 7 May 2011 Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation results
Question Yes No Blank Invalid
Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent
Referendum
Question 1 4,357,105 56.49 3,356,545 43.51 462,867 - 457,859 -
Question 2 4,167,893 54.17 3,525,832 45.83 449,296 - 491,355 -
Question 3 4,074,307 52.98 3,616,589 47,02 451,226 - 492,254 -
Question 4 3,984,723 52.02 3,674,727 47.98 478,597 - 496,329 -
Question 5 4,029,458 52.66 3,622,646 47.34 505,490 - 476,782 -
Popular consultation
Question 6 4,023,533 53.43 3,507,168 46.57 672,650 - 431,025 -
Question 7 3,951,787 52.34 3,599,093 47.66 613,088 - 470,408 -
Question 8 only cantonal results relevant
Question 9 3,882,379 51.68 3,630,263 48.32 667,397 - 454,337 -
Question 10 4,146,640 55.03 3,388,807 44.97 648,855 - 450,074 -
Total 8,634,376 100
Registered voters/turnout 11,158,419 77.38
Source: National Electoral Council

In reaction Correa said "The Ecuadorean people have triumphed. [This was a victory] of this dream that is called citizen's revolution." Of the controversial media ownership amendment he said the approval was "a historic deed. We are going to diffuse the power in this country."

The chief of the Organisation of American States observer team, Enrique Correa of Chile, said that there was no evidence of fraud and that the voting appeared to go smoothly.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera".