18 May 2016

BGS Mock EU Referendum



Last Friday, BGS held its mock EU referendum. Following brilliant campaigns from both Vote Leave and Vote Remain (led by Sixth Formers Sasha and Lilian respectively), it was great to see so many students engaging with politics by asking questions, researching facts and opinions, attending hustings and voting on the day.

After counting the votes in the Library, it turned out to be a decisive victory for Vote Remain with 78.6% of the vote. Here is a detailed breakdown of the voting results:


Leave
Remain
Spoiled
Total Voters
Infants and Juniors Staff
4
8
0
12
Senior Teaching Staff
5
55
3
63
Support Staff
7
15
0
22
Year 3
8
35
0
43
Year4
11
34
0
45
Year 5
28
31
0
59
Year 6
30
28
0
58
Year 7
7
71
0
78
Year 8
21
99
0
120
Year 9
14
78
1
93
Year 10
22
94
2
118
Year 11
0
10
0
10
Lower Sixth
21
76
0
97
Upper Sixth
10
81
1
92
Total
188
715
7
910

Well done to Sasha, Lilian and their campaign groups for running an enthusiastic and informative campaign. Also thank you to Dr Massey and all the staff and students who supported and participated in the referendum. 
Miss Rose