2001 New Brunswick video lottery terminal referendum

New Brunswick video lottery terminal referendum, 2001

May 14, 2001 (2001-05-14)

Should the Province of New Brunswick continue to permit the legal and regulated operation of video gaming devices (commonly referred to as video lottery terminals or VLT’s)?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 122,061 53.11%
No 107,753 46.89%
Valid votes 229,814 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 229,814 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 229,814 44%
Source: Elections New Brunswick

A referendum on video lottery terminals was held on 14 May 2001 (to coincide with municipal elections) in 103 municipalities in New Brunswick. According to the chief electoral officer's report, "229,814 voters" or "44% of eligible provincial voters, cast referendum ballots"[1]

  1. ^ Hollies, Annise (2001). Report on the May 14, 2001 Triennial Municipal Elections and Provincial Referendum on Video Lottery Schemes (PDF). Government of New Brunswick (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2010.