Monday, November 17, 2014

Results of the Amalgamation Referendums


Results
Municipality    Yes %  No %   Yes    No 
Saanich         88.5%  11.5% 21,437 2,780
Victoria        80.0%  20.0% 18,351 4.601
Central Saanich 70.7%  29.3%  3,588 1,489
Sidney          67.6%  32.4%  2,566 1,232
Esquimalt       67.5%  32.5%  2,905 1,404
North Saanich   62.5%  37.5%  2,881 1,727
Langford        51.6%  48.3%  2,222 2,209
Oak Bay         37.7%  61,2%  2,184 3,594
                             56,134 19,025


The Questions - they were rather varied across the region
Central Saanich
Should the District of Central Saanich petition the Province to fund a cost/benefit analysis of an amalgamation of Central Saanich, North Saanich and Sidney?
Esquimalt
Are you in favour of exploring the reduction of the number of municipalities within Greater Victoria through amalgamation with?
Langford
Are you in favour if the City of Langford being amalgamated into a larger regional muncipality?
North Saanich
Non-Binding Question: Are you in favour of a study, provincially funded, to investigate the feasibility, costs and implications of amalgamating the three municipalities on the Saanich Peninsula of Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich?
Oak Bay
Are you in favour of the District of Oak Bay being amalgamated into a larger regional municipality?
Saanich
Do you support Council initiating a community-based review of the governance structure and policies within Saanich and our partnerships within the Region?
Sidney
Non-Binding Question: Are you in favour of a provincially funded study to investigate the feasibility, costs and implications of amalgamating the three municipalities of the Saanich Peninsula?
Victoria
Are you in favour of reducing the number of municipalities in Greater Victoria through amalgamation?

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