On October 9, 2007 the city of Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint John, New Brunswick

City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

 held a plebiscite on a proposal regarding how its Common Council

Common Council

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would be composed in the future. The question asked:

"Do you want the City to be divided into four wards of approximately equal population with two councillors to be elected by the voters in that ward, and two councillors to be elected at large?"

The plebiscite approved the proposal.

Unofficial results

	Results	Percent
Yes	7570	70.9%
No	3110	29.1%
Polls Reporting	64 of 64	100.0%
Voters Turnout	22.7%	(assumes 47,000 eligible voters)

Source: Elections New Brunswick

Results requirements

The results of the plebiscite were to be binding if greater than 60% of the voters approved the proposed mixed ward system. Any result of less than a 60% majority would not have been binding, and would have permitted the Common Council to decide how to proceed.

Advance polls at returning office

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007