Number of votes for Greater Autonomy: 3,043. Ahern was the former chairman of Bougainville Referendum Commission and was appointed this week as the moderator on post-referendum consultations. Enrolment of Bougainvilleans in every province of PNG, Display of the preliminary Referendum roll for public objections and scrutiny, Postal voting for those travelling, sick or otherwise unable to access a polling place, Provisional voting, for those not on the Referendum roll at their place of polling, Out of country voting (in Solomon Islands and Australia). Number of informal ballot papers: 1,096 . The vote officially ended on December 7 and, according to the Bougainville Referendum Commission, it was completed without major incident. In a media update, the BRC’s Chief Referendum Officer, Mauricio Claudio, provided an update on progress towards the official commencement of polling this Saturday, which will see over 200, 000 registered voters vote for the Autonomous Region’s political future. BRC Chair’s speech at the return of the Referendum Writ. BRC says farewell with handover of final report, Last Chance to Submit Outstanding Referendum Claims, Chair – Commends Referendum Result to two Governments, Referendum Writ Returned to Governor General. A polling station for Bougainville's referendum for independence in Teau Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. of Bougainville – who have come out to have their say. Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, and of course here in the Autonomous Region Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, together with support Ahern was the former chairman of Bougainville Referendum Commission and was appointed this week as the moderator on post-referendum consultations. Photo: Bougainville Referendum Commission Ahern, a former leader of Ireland who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, more recently oversaw the preparation and conduct of Bougainville's historic referendum on independence last year, workers who carried out their role in a determined way, to deliver a credible Voting was planned to take place over two weeks, from 23 November … The number of voters is 206,731. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades Over 206,000 people were enrolled for the referendum, but Mr Claudio said the commission didn't yet have a voter turnout figure. The Bougainville Referendum Commission presented the final report of the referendum to Prime Minister James Marape and Bougainville Affairs Minister Sir Puka Temu. In November the BRC completed the official ‘certified voter list’ to be used in polling for the Bougainville Referendum. Chairman of the Bougainville Referendum Commission Bertie Ahern ended his first awareness engagement in Bougainville last Thursday reassuring Bougainvilleans that the BRC was committed to its role in delivering a credible referendum. We thank in particular The BRC Final Report has been formally tabled in both the National Parliament of PNG, and the Bougainville House of Representatives. Nevertheless, the landslide victory will put pressure on PNG to grant Bougainville … Finally, we thank the people of Welcome to the official page of the Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC). We the BOUGAINVILLE REFERENDUM COMMISSION do hereby make the following statement regarding the conduct of the Bougainville Referendum 2019. – Number of votes for greater autonomy: 3043 – Number of votes for independence: 176,928 – Number of informal ballot papers: 1096 The referendum ballot offered a choicebetween independence or greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea. It works with, but is separate from, the two Referendum is one of the pillars of the Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA). Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape receives a final report into the Bougainville Referendum from Ruby Miringka of the Bougainville Referendum Commission. Special polling at hospitals, for people for with disabilities. The BRC is made up of seven members appointed by the governments of Papua New Guinea and of Bougainville. Number of votes for Independence: 176,928. The choices available in the referendum will include a separate independence for Bougainville. The 2019 Bougainville referendum offered valuable lessons for future elections, Kerryn Baker and Thiago Oppermann write. BY ROMULUS MASIU. We wish the two governments all the In contrast to the 2014 Scottish Referendumthat was held in … the Referendum was inclusive, accessible, free and fair. However, as the mandated independent body appointed to conduct the Bougainville Referendum, it is our conclusion from what we witnessed ourselves throughout the process – through enrolment, polling and scrutiny – was an orderly process, following the laws and regulations provided, and was peaceful.We witnessed voting that was informed, free of fear and accessible. The Bougainville Referendum Commission is confident of delivering a successful referendum for the people of Bougainville. However, as the mandated independent body Number As the BRC only came into existence in late 2018, the BRC was not involved in the drawing up of the framework. The BPA declares that in the Constitution of the Papua New Guinea National Government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB) is guaranteed a non-binding referendum on Bougainville’s political future to be held amongst Bougainvilleans. We also thank PNG High Commissions in Australia and and staff of the Secretariat for their tireless work. Photo: Bougainville Referendum Commission Ahern, a former leader of Ireland who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, more recently oversaw the preparation and conduct of Bougainville's historic referendum on independence last year, Buka, North Bougainville . Australia has a significant stake in the outcome of the November referendum. scrutiny – was an orderly process, following the laws and regulations provided, Bougainville Referendum Commission - Autonomous Region of Bougainville - Australia September 2019 – Present 2 months. In November the BRC completed the official ‘certified voter list’ to be used in polling for the Bougainville Referendum. Welcome to the official page of the Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC). appointed to conduct the Bougainville Referendum, it is our conclusion from what media, and indeed the people themselves, to determine whether the conduct of THE Bougainville Referendum Commission will now work on the referendum roll, voter registration, Bougainvilleans outside Bougainville and more awareness now that the polling date has been set. The Bougainville Referendum Commission is confident of delivering a successful referendum for the people of Bougainville. Bougainville Referendum Commission Statement on Eligibility Criteria. We all note that after the referendum results were announced, Bertie Ahern said Bougainville was not ready to assume full sovereignty from PNG. Bougainville’s war between 1988 and … Mr Marape thanked BRC for conducting a successful referendum in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. 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