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Bolivia. Gas Referendum, 2004

Questions

The five questions on the referendum were:

Do you agree that the Hydrocarbons Law (No. 1689), enacted by Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, should be repealed?
Do you agree that the Bolivian State should recover ownership over all hydrocarbons at the wellhead?
Do you agree that Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos [the state-owned oil company privatized under Sánchez de Lozada] should be re-established, reclaiming state ownership of the Bolivian people's stakes in the part-privatized oil companies, so that it can take part in all stages of the hydrocarbon production chain?
Do you agree with President Carlos Mesa's policy of using gas as a strategic recourse to achieve a sovereign and viable route of access to the Pacific Ocean?
Do you or do you not agree that Bolivia should export gas as part of a national policy framework that ensures the gas needs of Bolivians; encourages the industrialization of gas in the nation's territory; levies taxes and/or royalties of up to 50% of the production value of oil and gas on oil companies, for the nation's benefit; and earmarks revenues from the export and industrialization of gas mainly for education, health, roads, and jobs?

	YES*	NO*	Blank**	Spoiled**
Bolivia
Question1	86.64%	13.36%	10.82%	12.10%
Question2	92.19%	8.81%	9.75%	12.51%
Question3	87.31%	12.69%	12.34%	10.73%
Question4	54.79%	45.21%	17.14%	10.72%
Question5	61.74%	38.26%	16.69%	11.72%
Chuquisaca
Question1	91.45%	8.55%	9.35%	8.20%
Question2	95.00%	5.00%	8.48%	8.13%
Question3	91.95%	8.05%	10.66%	5.37%
Question4	55.70%	44.30%	16.55%	5.11%
Question5	60.93%	39.07%	16.28%	5.58%
La Paz
Question1	88.54%	11.46%	11.07%	15.80%
Question2	93.04%	6.96%	9.85%	16.57%
Question3	87.61%	12.39%	13.40%	14.68%
Question4	54.23%	45.77%	17.95%	15.17%
Question5	58.86%	41.14%	17.55%	16.70%
Cochabamba
Question1	87.46%	12.54%	9.96%	13.58%
Question2	92.87%	7.13%	8.67%	14.00%
Question3	90.07%	9.93%	10.92%	12.21%
Question4	51.03%	48.97%	15.37%	11.90%
Question5	56.11%	43.89%	14.97%	12.89%
Oruro
Question1	88.60%	11.40%	11.39%	12.82%
Question2	93.59%	6.41%	9.32%	14.43%
Question3	90.48%	9.52%	12.76%	11.89%
Question4	48.20%	51.80%	17.85%	12.30%
Question5	52.41%	47.59%	17.33%	14.07%
Potosi
Question1	89.55%	10.45%	11.59%	10.11%
Question2	93.97%	6.03%	10.76%	10.02%
Question3	91.57%	8.43%	13.60%	7.46%
Question4	39.85%	60.15%	19.46%	7.60%
Question5	44.91%	55.09%	19.42%	8.46%
Tarija
Question1	90.57%	9.43%	10.14%	6.54%
Question2	95.24%	4.76%	9.47%	6.94%
Question3	92.82%	7.18%	11.22%	4.87%
Question4	78.91%	21.09%	15.96%	4.53%
Question5	85.58%	14.42%	15.41%	4.82%
Santa Cruz
Question1	79.36%	20.64%	10.98%	8.80%
Question2	87.78%	12.22%	10.22%	8.65%
Question3	79.56%	20.44%	11.82%	7.84%
Question4	56.69%	43.31%	16.45%	7.32%
Question5	70.12%	29.88%	15.84%	7.80%
Beni
Question1	85.43%	14.57%	13.23%	6.57%
Question2	92.06%	7.94%	13.22%	6.69%
Question3	86.09%	13.91%	13.86%	5.62%
Question4	72.53%	27.47%	19.27%	4.86%
Question5	79.76%	20.24%	17.74%	5.21%
Pando
Question1	87.10%	12.90%	8.87%	6.62%
Question2	93.20%	6.80%	8.00%	6.91%
Question3	90.93%	9.07%	9.17%	5.28%
Question4	74.92%	25.08%	14.03%	4.54%
Question5	81.36%	18.64%	13.47%	4.97%

*As a percentage of the valid votes.

**As a percentage of the total votes

Source:

http://www.cne.org.bo/proces_electoral/ref2004.aspx

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