Avalon secession referendum, 2003

Avalon secession referendumSaturday, 10 May 2003	Avalon secession referendumSaturday, 10 May 2003	Avalon secession referendumSaturday, 10 May 2003	Avalon secession referendumSaturday, 10 May 2003	Avalon secession referendumSaturday, 10 May 2003
Should the City of Avalon Beach, Belgrave County and Lyons County separate from Flinders Prefecture and form Avalon Prefecture?
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Results 	Results 	Results 	Results 	Results
 	 	Votes 	% 	
Yes 	Yes 	148,728 	64.96% 	
No 	No 	80,225 	35.04% 	
Valid votes 	Valid votes 	228,953 	98.88% 	
Invalid or blank votes 	Invalid or blank votes 	2,591 	1.12% 	
Total votes 	Total votes 	231,544 	100.00% 	
Registered voters/turnout 	Registered voters/turnout 	246,937 	93.77% 	
A referendum was held on Saturday 10 May 2003 in Avalon Beach, Belgrave County and Lyons County of Flinders, Enderron to decide whether the Avalon Peninsula should secede from Flinders and become a separate prefecture of Enderron.
The proposal for prefecturehood was supported with a significant majority of voters, with nearly 65 percent voting in favour. Avalon Prefecture entered into existence on 5 May 2005, a day now celebrated as Avalon Day.
==Campaign==
===Party positions===
Position	Political parties	Political parties
Yes 	width="2%" 	Greens
Yes 	 	Liberal
Yes 	 	National
No 	 	Flinders Alliance
Neutral 	 	Social Democrats
==Results==
===Overall result===
Greenberg Secession Referendum	Greenberg Secession Referendum	Greenberg Secession Referendum
Choice 	Votes 	%
Yes 	148,728 	64.96
No 	80,225 	35.04
Valid votes 	228,953 	98.88
Invalid or blank votes 	2,591 	1.12
Total votes 	231,544 	100.00
Registered voters and turnout 	246,937 	93.77
 Overall referendum results (excluding invalid votes)
Yes: 148,728 (65.0%)	No: 80,225 (35.0%)	 	
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===County breakdown===
Breakdown of voting by county
County 	Registered	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	Invalid	Turnout (%)
County 	Registered	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Invalid	Turnout (%)
Avalon Beach	27,253 	14,178	55.51	11,364	44.49	186 	93.72
Belgrave 	7,459 	4,120 	64.26	2,291 	35.74	36 	85.96
Lyons 	5,241 	2,856 	62.52	1,712 	37.48	45 	87.16
Total 	39,953 	21,154	58.35	15,100	41.65	267 	91.41
===Analysis of results===
All three counties returned strong "Yes" majorities; the "Yes" vote ranged from 55.51 percent in Campbell County to 64.26 percent in Harding County. The highest "Yes" votes came from the rural eastern interior parts of Harding County and the town of Northport, while the strongest "No"-voting areas were around the Van Buren urban area and communities near the border with Longshan.