Referendum 2011
The ballot paper asked the following question:
At present, the UK uses the 'first past the post ' system to elect MPs to the House of Commons.
Should the 'alternative vote' system be used instead?
Vote (X) in one box only.
The options given on the ballot paper were YES or NO.
The results of the Referendum can be viewed in the 'related downloads' to the right of this page.