1990 Bermudian death penalty referendum explained

Are you in favour of capital punishment for premeditated murder in Bermuda?
Date:	12 August 1990
Country:	Bermuda
Flag Year:	1910
Yes:	8,536
No:	2,237
Invalid:	109
Electorate:	33,700
Notes:	Registered voters figure is rounded. Sources:^[1]

A referendum on the death penalty for premeditated murder was held in Bermuda on 12 August 1990.^[2] The referendum was held following pressure from the United Kingdom government. The Parliament of Bermuda passed the Capital Punishment Referendum Act 1989 to provide for the referendum.^[3] Voters approved of retaining the penalty, with 79% voting in favour.^[1]

The death penalty was abolished in December 1999 by the Parliament of Bermuda.^[4]

Notes and References

1. The Dependent Territories . There were 8,536 votes in favour of retention of the death penalty and 2,237 in favour of abolition . Robert Gascoyne-Cecil . Cranborne [Viscount] . Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury . 551 . 1601 . Lords . 9 February 1994 .
2. News: 5 October 1999 . 12 August 1998 . Bermuda Sun . Colin . Benbow . The yawn of August . https://web.archive.org/web/19991005164616/https://www.bermudasun.org/issues/aug12_98/forumaug12_98.html . dead . Rounding out the actual numbers, of the 33,700 eligible voters, 10,800 bothered to show up. This was a third of the electorate. There were 109 spoilt ballots.
3. Web site: Bermuda Consolidated Legislation: Capital Punishment Referendum Act 1989 . commonlii.org . 7 July 2024 . 22 June 1989 .
4. Web site: Bermuda Consolidated Legislation: Abolition of Capital and Corporal Punishment Act 1999 . commonlii.org . 7 July 2024 . 23 December 1999.