LL-L "History" 2006.03.12 (09) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 12 March 2006 * Volume 09
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From: Heiko Evermann <heiko.evermann at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L "History" 2006.03.08 (03) [E]

Hi Ron,
> Germany's defeat of WW I led to an
> allied-forces-initiated referendum for Schleswig, which had the following
> results (roughly speaking):
>
> Reunification with Denmark:  North 75%, Central 20%
> Unification with Germany:  North 20%, Central 80%
>
> For some reason, folks in Southern Schleswig never go to vote.
Well, there was a first referendum in northern Sleswig with a pro-Danish
majority. It might be interesting to add that the whole Zone I was counted 
as
a block, giving two towns with a pro-German majority right next to the line
that later became the border to Denmark: Tondern/Tønder (77% pro-German) and
Hoyer/Højer (70% pro-German),  (I think in English this is called
Gerrymandering.)

After that there was a second referendum in central Sleswig, counted on a
per-village basis but not giving any more pro-Danish local majorities.
After that there was no further need for a vote south of the central zone.

Kind regards,

Heiko Evermann

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: History

That's really interesting, Heiko!  Thanks a lot for that added information.

By the way, what was that during the last elections in Schleswig-Holstein? 
The election results were pretty much even between Christian Democrats and 
Social Democrats, and then the Danish minority vote swung it in favor of the 
Democrats, aided by the regulation that the Danish minority's votes count 
heavier than non-minority votes in order to give the minority an advantage 
(while otherwise it would make no real difference).  This caused a lot of 
consternation on the part of the Christian Democrats and right-wing parties, 
I believe.  Wasn't it something like that?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron 

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