1990 Bermudian death penalty referendum

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	8,500	79.07%
No	2,250	20.93%
Valid votes	10,750	99.00%
Invalid or blank votes	109	1.00%
Total votes	10,859	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	33,700	32.22%

Politics of Bermuda
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Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Rena Lalgie
Executive Premier Edward David Burt
Legislative Parliament Senate President: Joan Dillas-Wright House of Assembly Speaker: Dennis Lister Leader of the Opposition: N.H. Cole Simons
Elections Recent elections General: 2007 2012 2017 2020 Political parties Progressive Labour Party (PLP) One Bermuda Alliance (OBA)
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A referendum on the death penalty for premeditated murder was held in Bermuda on 12 August 1990.^[1] The referendum was held following pressure from the British government, and was held as part of the Capital Punishment Referendum Act, 1989.^[2] However, voters approved of retaining the penalty, with 79% voting in favour.

The death penalty was later abolished by the Parliament of Bermuda following a vote in December 1999.^[1]

Results

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