1984 Guamanian general election explained

General elections were held in Guam on November 6, 1984 to elect the Legislature, the islands' delegate to the United States House of Representatives, Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and the Territorial School Board.^[1] Voters also voted on three referendum questions. Primary elections had been held on September 1, 1984.^[1]

Results

Legislature

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Republican Party	267,727	50.6	10
Democratic Party	261,604	49.4	11
Total	529,331	100	21
align=left colspan=6	Source: Guam Election Commission

Delegate

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Vicente T. Blaz	Republican Party	15,839	50.3
Antonio Borja Won Pat	Democratic Party	15,485	49.2
align=left colspan=2	Invalid/blank votes	265	–
align=left colspan=2	Total	31,733	100
align=left colspan=2	Registered voters/turnout	38,952	81.47
align=left colspan=4	Source: Guam Election Commission

Referendums

Three proposals were put to voters:

Proposal A – an amendment to Title 12 of the Guam Code to limit the amount that the Guam Power Authority could raise prices by, as well as changing how prices increased and to reduce prices back to those of 1 February 1983.^[2]
Proposal B – an amendment to Title 2 of the Guam Code to limit annual expenditure of the Legislature to £3m, reduce Senators salaries to $18,000 and the Speaker's salary to $19,500, make people personally responsible if they are responsible for breaking the cap and to reduce the number of sessions to 90 days during a two-year term.^[3]
Proposal C – an amendment to Title 2 of the Government Code limiting gubernatorial spending to 95% of the actual government spending two years previously and diverting remaining government funds to the general fund and Guam Retired Fund deficits and liabilities.^[4]

Choice	For		Against		Invalid blank	Total	Registered voters	Turnout
Choice	Votes	%	Votes	%	Invalid blank	Total	Registered voters	Turnout
Proposal A	15,851	60.6	10,299	39.4	5,564	31,714	38,952	81.4
Proposal B	14,735	60.4	9,671	39.6	7,308
Proposal C	15,354	65.05	8,248	34.95	8,112
align=left colspan=9	Source: Guam Election Commission

Notes and References

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_3ylv378_szNnBwWkpsVDZtVFk/edit Election Comparative Analysis Report
http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu011984 Guam (USA), 6. November 1984 : Fixierung der Strompreise
http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu021984 Guam (USA), 6. November 1984 : Kostenbremse für den Parlamentsbetrieb
http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu031984 Guam (USA), 6. November 1984 : Ausgabenbremse