| HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) Referendum, 2011 | |
| Country: | British Columbia |
| Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)? | |
| Voting System: | Simple majority |
| Yes: | ,,881,198 |
| No: | ,,728,927 |
| Total: | 1,613,102 |
| Electorate: | 3,063,170 |
| Website: | Reports, Elections BC |
| Map: | File:HST_BC5.svg |
| Mapdivision: | riding |
A referendum on sales tax was held by postal ballot in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Goods & Services Tax (GST). If the majority of voters voted "Yes" to extinguish the HST, 7% PST would be reinstated and the combined tax rate would remain at 12%. If the majority of voters voted "No", the BC government would reduce the HST rate to 11% in 2012 and 10% in 2014.
The yes side passed with 54.73%.
| British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | ||
| Yes | 881,198 | 54.73% | ||
| No | 728,927 | 45.27% | ||
| British Columbia 2011 Sale Tax Referendum Results by Geographic Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Area | % Yes | % No | % Voter Turnout | |
| North / Central | 57.5% | 42.5% | 45.9% | |
| Southern Interior | 54.5% | 45.5% | 53.1% | |
| Fraser Valley / South Lower Mainland | 55.4% | 44.6% | 52.9% | |
| Vancouver / North Lower Mainland | 54.7% | 45.3% | 51.9% | |
| Vancouver Island | 56.1% | 43.9% | 55.8% | |
| British Columbia 2011 Sale Tax Referendum Results by Riding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding | % Yes | % No | % Voter Turnout | |
| 45.4% | 54.6% | 51.6% | ||
| 43.3% | 56.7% | 50.4% | ||
| 48.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | ||
| 63.9% | 36.1% | 53.6% | ||
| 59.5% | 40.5% | 56.5% | ||
| 62.6% | 37.4% | 51% | ||
| 64.6% | 35.4% | 51.5% | ||
| 58.8% | 41.2% | 54.1% | ||
| 60.3% | 39.7% | 54.2% | ||
| 56.9% | 43.1% | 54% | ||
| 59% | 41% | 51.6% | ||
| 49% | 51% | 53.2% | ||
| 49.6% | 50.4% | 53.8% | ||
| 66.2% | 33.8% | 51.8% | ||
| 53.5% | 46.5% | 56.3% | ||
| 55.9% | 44.1% | 54.5% | ||
| 54.6% | 45.4% | 58.3% | ||
| 55.6% | 44.4% | 56.7% | ||
| 58.4% | 41.6% | 55.6% | ||
| 46.5% | 53.5% | 61.6% | ||
| 58% | 42% | 54.2% | ||
| 45.8% | 54.2% | 54.1% | ||
| 55.3% | 44.7% | 56.7% | ||
| 62.5% | 37.5% | 54.6% | ||
| 54.7% | 45.3% | 50.4% | ||
| 44.1% | 55.9% | 55.1% | ||
| 46.9% | 53.1% | 51.7% | ||
| 44.4% | 55.6% | 51.8% | ||
| 60.9% | 39.1% | 53.3% | ||
| 69.6% | 30.4% | 54.6% | ||
| 48.7% | 51.3% | 55% | ||
| 55.8% | 44.2% | 52.2% | ||
| 56.9% | 43.1% | 54.1% | ||
| 55.2% | 44.8% | 53.1% | ||
| 60.8% | 39.2% | 57.2% | ||
| 46.7% | 53.3% | 48.1% | ||
| 63.8% | 36.2% | 51.1% | ||
| 57.3% | 42.7% | 53.8% | ||
| 67.2% | 32.8% | 40.8% | ||
| 58% | 42% | 51.8% | ||
| 48.2% | 51.8% | 51.9% | ||
| 39.4% | 60.6% | 59% | ||
| 48.6% | 51.4% | 58.4% | ||
| 51.6% | 48.4% | 65.1% | ||
| 50% | 50% | 37.2% | ||
| 58.8% | 41.2% | 39.9% | ||
| 50.5% | 49.5% | 54.1% | ||
| 55.6% | 44.4% | 54.2% | ||
| 50.9% | 49.1% | 54.6% | ||
| 58.2% | 41.8% | 57.4% | ||
| 56.9% | 43.1% | 47.7% | ||
| 58.7% | 41.3% | 46.9% | ||
| 63.8% | 36.2% | 46.6% | ||
| 65.6% | 34.4% | 51.8% | ||
| 55.2% | 44.8% | 55.7% | ||
| 51.3% | 48.7% | 61.4% | ||
| 52.5% | 47.5% | 61.6% | ||
| 49.8% | 50.2% | 55.2% | ||
| 66.7% | 33.3% | 45.8% | ||
| 53.5% | 46.5% | 47.4% | ||
| 47.5% | 52.5% | 55.5% | ||
| 63.1% | 36.9% | 53.5% | ||
| 75.5% | 24.5% | 47.6% | ||
| 72.2% | 27.8% | 47.5% | ||
| 53.3% | 46.7% | 54% | ||
| 59.5% | 40.5% | 51.1% | ||
| 68.9% | 31.1% | 45.5% | ||
| 45.5% | 54.5% | 61.4% | ||
| 47.2% | 52.8% | 42.2% | ||
| 44.4% | 55.6% | 40.2% | ||
| 66% | 34% | 61.4% | ||
| 66.9% | 33.1% | 50.3% | ||
| 69.5% | 30.5% | 52.7% | ||
| 72.4% | 27.6% | 51.9% | ||
| 61.7% | 38.3% | 50.4% | ||
| 63.9% | 36.1% | 39.3% | ||
| 41.9% | 58.1% | 46.9% | ||
| 37.6% | 62.4% | 55.2% | ||
| 53.9% | 46.1% | 43.2% | ||
| 50.9% | 49.1% | 53.6% | ||
| 55.8% | 44.2% | 47.3% | ||
| 57.7% | 42.3% | 49.6% | ||
| 35.5% | 64.5% | 61.6% | ||
| 39.2% | 60.8% | 47.6% | ||
| 46.3% | 53.7% | 47.6% | ||