Option A, a 38-member constituency covering the whole island, won the vote.
As a result of voter turnout (45%) being above the 40% vote threshold, the referendum was binding.
[2] A quorum of 40% voter turnout was required for the result to be binding, following a promise by the States.
[3] Voters were presented with five options for a new electoral system[4] Aspects of the pre-existing electoral system preserved by all five options were fixed-term elections and plurality block voting, in which each voter can vote for as many candidates as there are seats in the constituency.
All but one option preserved the practice of holding a general election every four years.