Scattered Islands status referendum, 1743

	Undang Undang Organik Kepulauan Tersebar
Parliament of Phinbella
	Long title Suatu Akta untuk Memperuntukkan Undang-undang Organik bagi Kepulauan Tersebar di Selat Ieu'ryïan, memansuhkan bagi dua tujuan Akta Taemhwan No. 95 dan No. 96 tahun RP 2616, bertajuk “Suatu Akta untuk Memperuntukkan Status Autonomi Kepulauan Tersebar” dan “Suatu Akta untuk Memperuntukkan Status Autonomi Isla del Tropico,” sebagai Wilayah dan Negeri yang Kepulauan Tersebar di Selat Ieu'ryïan dengan status pemerintahan sendiri yang istimewa (Law No. 48/RP 2620/1739 AN on the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory) ;
Citation	Law No. 48/RP 2620/1739 AN
Territorial extent	Plebiscite:; Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait · Isla del Tropico · City of Kéijō · City of Anyer · City of Sendai · 6 islands in the municipality of Amsterdam Islands · 5 atolls and islands in the Ssamaritan Islands · And areas contiguous to the above Post ratification:; Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory
Passed by	House of Majilis
Passed	28 December RP 2620 (18.XIV.1739 AN)
Enacted	28 December RP 2620 (18.XIV.1739 AN)
Enacted by	Legislative Council of the Taemhwanian SAR
Enacted	4 January RP 2621 (20.II.1740 AN)
Assented to	27 December RP 2620 (5.XIV.1739 AN)
Signed by	Muhammad Furkorn Mat Jeen (after enacted)
Signed	6 January RP 2621 (18.III.1740 AN)
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Majilis
Bill title	RUU Wilayah Pemerintahan Sendiri Khas Kepulauan Tersebar (Bill on Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory)
Introduced	14 August RP 2620 (17.VII.1735 AN)
Repeals
	Taemhwanian Act No. 95/RP 2616 (Act of Autonomous Status of the Scattered Islands); Taemhwanian Act No. 96/RP 2616 (Act of Autonomous Status of Isla del Tropico)
	Status: In force

1743 AN/RP 2621 Scattered Islands status referendum
	Organic Law of the Scattered Islands (SIOL) Referendum OPTION A; I support separate from the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan with giving the Scattered Islands autonomy by adopting the Organic Law, with the Scattered Islands citizens still becoming citizens of Phinbella without the right to abode in the OTH-SAR.; ; OPTION B; I support complete and unconditional separation for the Scattered Islands by rejecting the Organic Law as a state on an equal basis with the other governorial and monarchial states in accordance with the Constitutional documents of the FRP.; ; OPTION C; I support the Scattered Islands rejecting the Organic Law and remain a part of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR.
	; Location of the core territory of the Scattered Islands
Outcome	Scattered Islands Organic Law ratified creating the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory; Kéijō and Anyer approved inclusion to the Scattered Islands; Amsterdam and Jemberana Islands, Taiping (Tepen) Island, Karayuki-san Atoll, Rampayan, Izu and Marcus Islands approved and allowed inclusion to the Scattered Islands; Sendai and 20 settlements in Sendai Atoll rejected inclusion to the Scattered Islands; Coëtivy, Kagayan de Ssamaritan and ten settlements in Sendai Atoll disallowed inclusion to the Scattered Islands; 4 other Héi'an District islands disallowed inclusion to the Scattered Islands by the mainland;
Results
Kéijō joining the Scattered Islands State
Anyer joining the Scattered Islands State
Sendai joining the Scattered Islands State

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The 1743 AN/RP 2621 Scattered Islands status referendum (Sangunese: 1743/2621年散在諸島の地位に関する国民投票, translit.: 1743/2621-nen Sanzai-shotō no chii ni kansuru kokumin tōhyō^?, Phineaner: Referendum status Kepulauan Tersebar 1743/2621) is an upcoming referendum held in four bilingual Phineaner-Eurphinonesian and Sangunese-speaking districts of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR, namely the Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait and Isla del Tropico, in the municipality of Amsterdam Islands of Héi'an and part of the Ssamaritan Islands, as well as the scope of the said region. This referendum will decide to secede from Oriental Taemhwan and handover to the federation as a new single territory of Phinbella, also ratifying the Organic Law of the Scattered Islands to directly form the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory, a new proposed special self-governing territory (known as second term of "state", not a special administrative territory like Oriental Taemhwan). It is being organized by the government of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan Special Administrative Region and is expected to be held in 17.VII to 24.VII.1743 AN or 14 April RP 2621. This referendum will be held after Ïeu'ryádoche was separated from its parent region, transferred to the federation and became the eighteenth territory of Phinbella. The government of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR has given the opportunity to any administrative division in the region to determine the fate of the districts themselves whether to transfer their sovereignty to the federation or remain within the special administrative region.

Under the organic law, the both Federal and Taemhwanian government must hold a referendum in the areas specified in this law no later than 120 days from signing the SIOL into law (18.III.1740 AN) but no earlier than 60 days from signing the law. Voters in both the Scattered Islands and Isla del Tropico districts voted on the ratification of the SIOL, the residents of Kéijō, Anyer and Sendai voted for or against the inclusion of their towns in the then proposed territory, as did voters in the municipality of Amsterdam Islands and three islands and two atolls in the Ssamaritan Islands voting for or against the inclusion of their islands in the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.

On 2.VIII.1743 AN, the Phinbellan Election Commission (PhEC) announced that the SIOL had been "confirmed by the voters" after results showed majority support for the legalization in all island groups in the Scattered Islands district and the entire Isla del Tropico in approximately 40 to 90 percent of the votes. The electoral body also officially announced that the majority of voters in Kéijō and Anyer voted in favor of joining the then-proposed special self-governing territory while Sendai voters rejected their inclusion. While voters in Isla del Tropico and the Ssamaritan Islands jointly voted in favor of joining the then-proposed special self-governing territory, only Anyer was able to join. However, all six islands in the Amsterdam Islands Municipality saw voters in favor of joining the then-proposed territory, but only two of them were accepted to join while the other four were rejected by voters on the Héi'an Mainland. Five islands and atolls in the Ssamaritan Islands saw voters on Coëtivy Island, Kagayan de Ssamaritan Island, Taiping (Tepen) Island, Karayuki-san Atoll and four islands and nine mukims in Sendai Atoll vote in favor of joining, but only three islands (Coëtivy, Kagayan de Ssamaritan and Assumption Island of Sendai Atoll) and nine mukims were rejected by voters in the Ssamaritan Islands. Voters on Tamarion Island, Riti Island, Kambing Island, Port-aux-Sendai Island, St. François Island, Serranilla Island and 14 mukims in Sendai Atoll refused to join, but most interestingly, only three mukims were accepted by the voters of the archipelago district and six islands and eleven mukims that refused were also rejected by the voters of the district. As a result, all those who refused including the three mukims that were accepted but refused could not join the autonomous territory. And as a result of the three islands in Sendai Atoll that saw voters vote in favor of joining, however, joining the region as well, Sendai Atoll was divided into two parts where the three islands were under the jurisdiction of the Scattered Islands while the other islands including the city of Sendai were under the jurisdiction of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR.

Background

Main articles: Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait District and Scattered Islands Frontier Creole

Autonomous territorial unit

See also: Territory of Taemhwanian Frontier Settlements Area

The Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait, Isla del Tropico, Héi'an, Yapreay Islands and Tanah Adélie were merged to form an autonomous territorial unit known as the Taemhwanian Frontier Settlements Area as a result of a RP 2600 referendum, with the capital in Kéijō, distinguishing the territorial unit from the Taemhwanian Mainland. The Ssamaritan Islands, including five islands and atolls, were also previously included in the core area of the territorial unit, but they opted not to join the territorial unit. In October RP 2616, the government of the territorial unit was dissolved, and at that time acts regarding the autonomous status of the five districts were passed and enforced. In 1.I.1725 AN, the entity of the territorial unit was finally dissolved and the five districts were made into the administrative district, along with the Spitsbergen Islands and Islas Kelvina District are formally established as the autonomous territorial unit.

Proposed special autonomy

The Federal Government and the Taemhwanian SAR Government have entered into an agreement on the future of the archipelago, including its core territory, including the "Constitutional Framework for Special Autonomy for the Scattered Islands" as an annex. The framework would cede the Scattered Islands to the Federation through a referendum and establish an entity referred to in the Organic Law published after this agreement, in the Free area of the Federation as a territory and state with this special autonomous status.

The Special Self-Governing Territories of the Scattered Islands will include an executive branch consisting of a territorial governor (elected by the President) and an advisory board; a legislative branch including a State Legislative Assembly; an independent judiciary including a Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Public Prosecutor's Office; and a regional police agency.

The Federal Government would only retain control of defense and foreign relations, Taemhwanian employment laws would continue, the state governments would determine their own economic and fiscal policies including the imposition of limited taxes in the territory, while Federal and Taemhwanian laws already in force would continue in the territory. The autonomous government will have competence in all matters not reserved for the Federal Government and the Taemhwanian Government, including the right to adopt the state flag, coat of arms and official anthem as symbols of identity. It will be able to designate people as having a "Scattered Islands identity". Local parties established in the Scattered Islands that advocate for the fate of the territory are allowed to sit in Parliament if constituencies are established in the territory and can form a bloc representing the territory, may also join the government or opposition bloc. The traditional civil code may also be adopted.

Challenges

The first internal challenge to secede from Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR and join the Federation as the new territory came and grew from inter-local political struggles in those districts.

Organic Law

The Organic Law of the Scattered Islands (SIOL; Phineaner: Undang-Undang Organik Kepulauan Tersebar), also known as the Scattered Islands Fundamental Law, and officially enacted as Act No. 48/2620/1739, is a Phinbellan law that provides for the establishment of the Territory and State of the Scattered Islands or the Special Self-Governing Territory of the Scattered Islands. This Organic Law is divided into 39 parts and consists of 240 sections.

As an organic act, the basic law provided that the core areas of the Territory would be detached from the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR and transferred sovereignty to the Federation, and provided for the basic structure of government for this territory, following the agreements set out in the Most Points Agreement between the Federation and Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan.

On 17.VII.1735 AN, the House of Majilis submitted the "Bill on the Special Self-Governing Territory of the Scattered Islands". The main contents of the bill are:

Demarcation of the area of the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.
The special rights of the Scattered Islands in controlling their economy.
Special taxes in the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.
The Taemhwanian education system is maintained.
Local cultural rights are continued.
The main spoken languages in the territory are honored and preserved through a language regulatory body under the territorial government.

When the law was finally passed by the Parliament of Phinbella (18.XIV.1739 AN) and the Legislative Council of the Taemhwanian SAR (20.II.1740 AN), most of its contents were revised from the original bill and included in this Organic Law. Apart from the six contents in the bill that have been included, other major contents that are not found in the bill are the Formation of Agglomeration Regional Councils, and Limited Autonomy for the future local government of the Scattered Islands.

Design competition

Further information: Flag of the Scattered Islands

After the Organic Law was passed by Parliament, the Referendum Committee held a design competition for a new flag for the Scattered Islands, along with a competition for a new anthem and coat of arms for the territory. It was held on 20 January, and 48 participants participated in the design of the flag. Equal representation of the Scattered Islander ethnic and tribal groups was a priority in the flag adoption process. On 14 February, the Scattered Islands Grand Council selected a flag resembling the Taemhwanian and Kōkainese flags without any of their symbols as the official flag of the Scattered Islands, and it will be used as the symbol on the referendum ballot paper along with the Taemhwanian and Kōkainese flags. Meanwhile, the selected flag will be re-adopted after the referendum by the Scattered Islands Transition Authority if the Scattered Islands opt for separation from Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR and become the new territory of Phinbella.

Council of Joint Action

Scope

Scattered Islands State 'core' area

Voters in the areas mentioned in this organic law, referred to as the core areas of the proposed Territory and State of the Scattered Islands are eligible to participate in this referendum. The core areas of this new territory covering:

Current territory of the Scattered Islands of the Ieu'ryïan Strait District, includings;
Current territory of the Isla del Tropico District
City of Anyer in the Isla del Tropico District
City of Kéijō in the Tromelin Atoll
Sendai City in the Ssamaritan Islands
6 islands in the municipality of the Amsterdam Islands in Héi'an (*) — Île Amsterdam, Île Tiosori, Île Ranai, Île Jemberana, Île Kyuka-i and Île Suzukawa
5 islands and atolls in the Ssamaritan Islands (*)

Voters in all provinces/districts of Héi'an and the Ssamaritan Islands will also need to vote if they agree to the separation of the areas from their parent provinces/districts (Héi'an and the Samaritan Islands, respectively) and from the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR to join the proposed Territory and State of the Scattered Islands.

Other areas

Of the entire area in the Ssamaritan Islands, only six areas had their petitions approved in this referendum, while the entire area of the Ssamaritan Islands other than these six areas had registered the petition, but as a result, the petitions for other areas in the islands were not approved.

Preparations

Voters' registration

The Election Commission stated that residents in the core region of the Scattered Islands State who are 16 years of age and above have been automatically registered, including those who have voted in the 1741 Phinbellan presidential election and the 1728 Phinbellan general election. In addition, residents can also correct their registration, whether their registration can be corrected to have their records attached or reinstated. However, residents who do not have valid identification documents can register manually at the regional Election Commission branches or at 18 satellite centres designated by the EC. Satellite voter registration for those who do not have valid documents was held for four days (48 Norton days) from 13.VIII to 20.X.1741 AN.

Campaign and referendum period

The Phinbellan Election Commission has set the campaign period for the Scattered Islands status referendum to begin on February 20 and end on April 12. The voting for the referendum took place on April 14 or 17-24.VII.1743 AN as per an en banc decision by the Election Commission. During that period, the 1742 AN Phinbellan population census was also held, and during the same period, residents attending the campaign were only allowed to bring lunch supplies except for Umraists, because the daytime campaign did not provide food. Meanwhile, the nighttime campaign was only allowed to be held after the Tarawih prayer. In celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the Election Commission suspended campaign activities for almost two days (22 Norton days) starting on the night of 34.XV.1742 AN until the night of 20.I.1743 AN and resumed on 22.I.1743 AN. During this period, the campaign was conducted as a regionally administered election campaign within the Taemhwanian region, all campaign expenses had to be authorized and accounted for under three umbrella committees, namely the "Regional Committee for Supporting Organic Law" (campaign option A), the "Taemhwanian Unconditional Secession Committee" (campaign option B) and the "Scattered Islanders' Committee to Oppose Secession from Oriental Taemhwan" (campaign option C). Each committee had an authorized budget of ðƒ1.85 million. Campaign expenses by any person or group other than the official committee were illegal after the official start of the referendum campaign. The matter has been included in the Taemhwanian Referendum Act 2003.

Following the agreement reached on 14 February, the "Option A" campaign will be led by François Izana Puigdemont, while the "Option B" campaign will be led by Charles Tio Kit Pheng. The official "Option C" campaign will be chaired by Politario leader Zarukashi Izukawa.

During the campaign, which took place during the holy month, Umraists in the surrounding area were not allowed to participate in the campaign at closed campaign venues during the day, and a firearms ban was imposed in the areas designated for participating in the referendum campaign. During the campaign period, the following actions are also prohibited during this period: the establishment of new polling districts or the alteration of existing districts, the transfer or detailing of civil service officers and personnel, the organization and maintenance of "strike squads" or similar entities that threaten public safety, and the suspension of any elective public official from the mukim to the district or provincial levels including independent elective officials. The Phinbellan Election Commission is also tasked with assisting in the organization of information campaigns in each participating local government unit and authorizing the conduct of information dissemination and public advocacy events by other government agencies, non-governmental organizations and private individuals in relation to the referendum. Each settlement and village is also directed to hold at least one rally during the campaign period, either indoors during the day or outdoors at night, to inform voters about matters relating to the Scattered Islands Organic Law.

The campaign officially began on 20.X.1741 AN, with speeches on local television stations by all three leaders. Puigdemont emphasized that he believed this might be the last chance for secession from Oriental Taemhwan SAR and the acquisition of good autonomy within the Federation for the foreseeable future, while Izukawa chose to predict the uncertainty that a vote for "Option A" could spark various speculations, and he also predicted that other parts of Oriental Taemhwan would follow suit to secede from their parent region after they voted for "Option A" or "Option B".

During the campaign period in 1742 AN, as of 22.XI.1742 AN, a total of 134 Umraist residents in the archipelago were accused of participating in a closed campaign during the day, and 105 of the 134 people were suspected of breaking their fast. Those who participated in the closed campaign were detained by the Taemhwanian Umraist Affairs Department in a hearse and will be charged and sentenced to a fine of ðƒ1,500 or six months in prison.

According to the Taemhwanian Referendum Act 2003, all three committees were required to contribute to a leaflet sent to each voter explaining their position. The "Option A" leaflet stated that if this option was chosen, it would be said that the islands would be a distinct community from the parent Phinbellan and Taemhwanian community, and the Scattered Islands would enjoy full autonomy in the area of territorial jurisdiction within the federation. While the "Option C" leaflet stated that Oriental Taemhwan would grant special autonomy to the islands if it chose that option, however, Puigdemont, speaking at an open campaign rally in Anyer, challenged Izukawa to tell voters that, if "Option C" won, the Taemhwanian government in Prizren would withdraw from all territorial jurisdiction over the districts in the strait, leading to a mixed response from the "Option C" campaign. The "Option B" pamphlet states that wanting to secede from the Taemhwanian mainland is permissible but there is no need to request any privileges from the Federation.

Meanwhile, at the same time, according to the same act, they can distribute official "Yes" and "No" leaflets in the three cities and additional areas specified in the Organic Law. The official leaflets of both campaigns are written by the campaigners including several political parties that support either "Yes" or "No".

Question

The crafting of the questions used in this referendum by the Election Commission was finalized in VI.1741 AN.

In VIII.1741 AN, the core areas designated for the Special Self-Governing Territory of the Scattered Islands reported that voters there chose one of three options, two of them are to choose to separate from the parent region by adopting (i.e. option A) or rejecting (i.e. option B) the Organic Law of the Scattered Islands. While Option C was to directly reject the Organic Law and remain under the administration of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR. They were asked to answer one of the three options if they approved or not while in the surrounding areas and non-core areas, voters were asked a "double" question, with the second question giving two options either "Yes" or "No" to join the proposed territory.

The referendum questions were in Phineaner and Sangunese; both languages are used in the existing Scattered Islands and Isla del Tropico districts while only Phineaner is used in the other referendum scopes. No ballot papers with questions in Taesongean or the other Phinbellan national languages, as well as Istvanistani, were printed.

Voters in the existing districts of the Scattered Islands and Isla del Tropico had to answer one question with one option. The options was presented as follows:

Option and Symbols		Description of Status
Option A		The Scattered Islands will maintain autonomy in education, healthcare and labor issues as enshrined in the Organic Law. It means it will adopt the Organic Law. It can be distinguished or compared with two other special self-governing territories by the law. The Scattered Islands would also get to keep its own language policies with Istvanistani, Phineaner and Sanguese as official languages. With high amounts of autonomy as the "Special Self-Governing Territory", the Scattered Islands would consequently have a reduced representation in the Parliament of Phinbella, being allocated eight to fifteen seats in the House of Majilis in the first post-merger Parliament. All citizens of the Scattered Islands still citizens of Phinbella, but does not have the right to abode in the OTH-SAR.
Option B	(equivalent) (equivalent)	The Scattered Islands would enter on terms no less favourable than the other special self-governing territories such as Kōkai and Turku and Hōri by law. This would put the Scattered Islands on an equal footing as the other Phinbellan governorate and monarchical territories, with no more autonomy than the other Phinbellan territories. Taesongean would added to be the official languages, after Phineaner and Sangunese. Only those born in the Scattered Islands or descended from the Scattered Islands-born still become citizens of Phinbella, but does not have the right to abode in the OTH-SAR. There would also be proportional representation in Parliament from the Scattered Islands.
Option C		The Scattered Islands would remains part of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR. Only those born in the territories or descended from the Scattered Islands-born would automatically become citizens of Phinbella in the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR, and had a right of abode in the SAR.

Voters in Isla del Tropico and Tromelin Atoll were asked whether they wanted to include the city of Kéijō and Anyer in the proposed Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory in addition to the question above regarding their stance on the ratification of the SIOL. The options was presented as follows:

Option and Symbols		Description of Status
YES		The city of Kéijō/Anyer/Sendai will being part of the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory and maintain autonomy in education, healthcare and labor issues as enshrined in the Organic Law. All citizens of the city of Kéijō/Anyer/Sendai still citizens of Phinbella, but does not have the right to abode in the OTH-SAR.
NO		The city of Kéijō/Anyer/Sendai would remains part of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR. Only those born in the territories or descended from the city of Kéijō/Anyer/Sendai-born would automatically become citizens of Phinbella in the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR, and had a right of abode in the SAR.

Voters in the cities of Kéijō, Anyer and Sendai were asked one question: whether or not they were in favor of their locality's inclusion in the proposed Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory.

Organization

The Phinbellan Election Commission held a referendum simulation on 22.XIII.1740 AN at its main office in Nilam Puri, Negara Awan. The printing of ballots began on 19.XIV.1742 AN and lasted for three days. Approximately 2.8 million ballot papers were printed according to the number of registered voters.

The Election Commission has allocated fifteen hours of voting over the seven days of the referendum. Voting is set to begin at 08:00 PPT (CMT+05:20) and close at 22:00 PPT, and voters within 50 metres of the polling area are allowed to vote after 10:00pm. Voting must be done manually with ballots containing questions that can be answered by ticking one of three (or two in the designated areas) options on the ballot paper. Answers made with any other mark such as checking, answering "YES" or thumbs up etc. will not be accepted as valid.

Budget

The implementation of the referendum was estimated to cost 12.4 million florins. The RP 2621 Phinbellan budget presented to Parliament in 1738 AN did not include a budget for the 1743 referendum. Parliament had proposed that a special appropriation for the referendum be presented in 1741 AN and that if the House of Majilis failed to allocate part of the RP 2621 Phinbellan budget for holding the referendum, it was proposed that the funds raised by the Electoral Commission in the 1741 Phinbellan presidential election be used to partially meet the financial needs of the referendum.

On 11.X.1741 AN, the budget for the referendum was allocated and approved in Parliament. The allocation of funds from the Election Commission was taken as the funds for the implementation of this referendum.

Opinion polling

Results

Ratification of the SIOL

Choice		Votes	%
1743 Scattered Islands status referendum
	Option A	1,047,202	60.69%
	Option B	417,618	24.20%
	Option C	260,748	15.11%

Valid votes		1,725,568	99.20%
Invalid or blank votes		13,860	0.80%
Total votes		1,739,428	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout		1,739,428	100.00%

Scattered Islands status referendum results (excluding invalid votes)
Seperation (within or without SIOL) 1,464,820 (84.9%)
▲ 50%

Summary of results – On ratification of the SIOL
Islands group	Option A		Option B		Option C		Valid votes		Registered voters	Ratified?
Islands group	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Registered voters	Ratified?
Glorioso (Karenkō) Islands	29,042	52.11%	16,871	30.27%	9,823	17.62%	55,736	99.11%	56,236	N/A
Yeop Takiyouki Island	3,847	45.66%	2,286	27.13%	2,292	27.20%	8,425	94.40%	8,925
Eureka Island	305,023	56.09%	142,305	26.17%	96,501	17.74%	543,829	99.36%	547,329
Bassas da Íeu'ryïan	83,389	84.42%	10,421	10.55%	4,974	5.04%	98,784	99.50%	99,284
Saint Croix	60,008	60.30%	25,003	25.13%	14,503	14.57%	99,514	99.50%	100,014
Tromelin Atoll	748,429	85.54%	84,066	9.61%	42,422	4.85%	874,917	99.77%	884,917
Isla del Tropico	23,464	55.65%	10,666	25.30%	8,033	19.05%	42,163	98.83%	42,663
Total	1,047,202	60.69%	417,618	24.20%	260,748	15.11%	1,725,568	99.20%	1,739,428

Inclusion to the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory

Kéijō, Anyer and Sendai

Summary of results – On joining the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory
City	City results							Consent from mother district
	Yes		No		Valid votes		Registered voters	Yes		No		Valid votes		Registered voters
	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Registered voters	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Registered voters
City of Sendai	290,640	42.15%	398,905	57.85%	689,545	99.63%	698,074	618,129	59.86%	414,530	40.14%	1,032,659	99.01%	1,043,981
City of Kéijō	142,233	69.92%	61,203	30.08%	203,436	99.29%	204,891
City of Anyer	13,487	92.16%	1,148	7.84%	14,635	98.75%	14,820	27,150	64.50%	14,943	35.50%	42,093	98.66%	42,663
Turnout					907,616	99.54%	917,785					1,073,752	99.00%	1,086,644

Islands in the municipality of the Amsterdam Islands

Summary of results – On joining the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory
Island	Island results					Consent from mother district					Included?
	Yes		No		Total	Yes		No		Total
	Total	%	Total	%	Total	Total	%	Total	%	Total
Île Amsterdam	9,329	87.93%	1,280	12.07%	10,769	389,873	58.15%	280,556	41.85%	670,429
Île Tiosori	4,201	75.18%	1,387	24.82%	5,654	305,982	46.06%	358,271	53.94%	664,253
Île Ranai	705	72.76%	264	27.24%	981	288,395	43.74%	370,872	56.26%	659,267
Île Jemberana	6,165	98.55%	91	1.45%	6,276	403,229	60.26%	265,938	39.74%	669,167
Île Kyuka-i	1,765	72.28%	677	27.72%	2,488	291,118	44.27%	366,509	55.73%	657,627
Île Suzukawa	322	70.00%	138	30.00%	466	280,224	42.85%	373,708	57.15%	653,932
Turnout	6 islands				26,634	Rest of Héi'an				684,002	98.69%

Inhabitated islands in atolls, villages and the islands of the Ssamaritan Islands

Summary of results – On joining the Scattered Islands Special Self-Governing Territory
Locality	Barangay results					Consent from mother district
	Yes		No		Total	Yes		No		Total
	Total	%	Total	%	Total	Total	%	Total	%	Total
Coëtivy Island	4,847	79.7%	1,237	20.3%	6,084	481,727	46.2%	561,254	53.8%	1,042,981
Kagayan de Ssamaritan Island	8,620	87.5%	1,234	12.5%	9,854	478,992	45.9%	564,989	54.1%	1,042,981
Taiping (Tepen) Island	1,605	80.7%	383	19.3%	1,988	538,109	51.5%	505,872	48.5%	1,043,981
Karayuki-san Island, Karayuki-san Atoll	713	91.1%	70	8.9%	783	679,320	65.0%	364,661	35.0%	1,043,981
Sakeoban Island, Karayuki-san Atoll	397	90.2%	43	9.8%	440	682,022	65.3%	361,959	34.7%	1,043,981
Tamarion Island, Sendai Atoll	4,030	36.8%	6,928	63.2%	10,958	498,203	47.7%	545,778	52.3%	1,043,981
Assumption Island, Sendai Atoll	4,290	64.1%	2,403	35.9%	6,693	489,220	46.9%	554,761	53.1%	1,043,981
Riti Island, Sendai Atoll	217	36.8%	372	63.2%	589	509,034	48.8%	534,947	51.2%	1,043,981
Kambing Island, Sendai Atoll	2,017	41.8%	2,804	58.2%	4,821	483,788	46.4%	559,193	53.6%	1,042,981
Rampayan Island, Sendai Atoll	1,350	68.9%	608	31.1%	1,958	670,099	64.3%	372,882	35.7%	1,042,981
Port-aux-Sendai Island, Sendai Atoll	10,234	34.3%	19,620	65.7%	29,854	476,129	45.6%	566,852	54.4%	1,042,981
Izu Island, Sendai Atoll	6,484	66.3%	3,289	33.7%	9,773	682,001	65.3%	361,980	34.7%	1,043,981
Marcus Island, Sendai Atoll	3,625	69.5%	1,589	30.5%	5,214	672,019	64.4%	371,962	35.6%	1,043,981
St. François Island, Sendai Atoll	5,037	43.9%	6,442	56.1%	11,479	478,923	45.9%	564,058	54.1%	1,042,981
Serranilla Island, Sendai Atoll	3,902	45.4%	4,692	54.6%	8,594	476,884	45.7%	565,097	54.3%	1,042,981
Kamp Hastons, Sendai Atoll	5,294	71.0%	2,156	29.0%	7,450	519,229	49.8%	523,752	50.2%	1,042,981
Sungai Long, Sendai Atoll	1,392	42.7%	1,866	57.3%	3,258	465,019	44.6%	577,962	55.4%	1,042,981
Sungai Humphreys, Sendai Atoll	6,875	69.4%	3,026	30.6%	9,901	489,104	46.9%	553,877	53.1%	1,042,981
Fornheim, Sendai Atoll	8,351	67.1%	4,096	32.9%	12,447	478,391	45.9%	564,590	54.1%	1,042,981
Sembawang, Sendai Atoll	6,288	70.6%	2,619	29.4%	8,907	470,389	45.1%	572,592	54.9%	1,042,981
Kadamaian Estate, Sendai Atoll	2,157	41.4%	3,053	58.6%	5,210	689,442	66.1%	353,539	33.9%	1,042,981
Tutu, Sendai Atoll	2,538	72.8%	947	27.2%	3,485	501,130	48.0%	541,851	52.0%	1,042,981
Camp Liberty Bell, Sendai Atoll	217	43.4%	283	56.6%	500	462,110	44.3%	580,871	55.7%	1,042,981
Farquhar Castle, Sendai Atoll	6,800	37.0%	11,565	63.0%	18,365	694,093	66.5%	348,888	33.5%	1,042,981
Limakyon, Sendai Atoll	1,093	45.8%	1,295	54.2%	2,388	460,334	44.1%	582,647	55.9%	1,042,981
Industrial Suburban, Sendai Atoll	431	73.4%	156	26.6%	587	492,102	47.1%	551,879	52.9%	1,043,981
Valcitaz, Sendai Atoll	419	40.0%	629	60.0%	1,048	461,211	44.2%	582,770	55.8%	1,042,981
Walker, Sendai Atoll	415	41.8%	578	58.2%	993	459,789	44.1%	583,192	55.9%	1,042,981
Padang Hansen, Sendai Atoll	1,120	75.4%	366	24.6%	1,486	491,220	47.1%	552,761	52.9%	1,043,981
Padang Schwab, Sendai Atoll	454	75.4%	148	24.6%	602	490,904	47.1%	552,077	52.9%	1,042,981
Sarudi, Sendai Atoll	326	42.8%	436	57.2%	762	462,881	44.4%	579,100	55.6%	1,041,981
Pantai Pidie, Sendai Atoll	6,138	42.3%	8,370	57.7%	14,508	476,994	45.7%	565,987	54.3%	1,042,981
Frederiksted, Sendai Atoll	107	37.5%	178	62.5%	285	460,130	44.1%	582,851	55.9%	1,042,981
La Grande Princesse, Sendai Atoll	32	30.8%	72	69.2%	104	457,988	43.9%	584,993	56.1%	1,042,981
Little Fountain, Sendai Atoll	319	37.5%	531	62.5%	850	460,120	44.1%	582,861	55.9%	1,042,981
Mon Bijou, Sendai Atoll	265	38.2%	429	61.8%	694	461,991	44.2%	582,090	55.8%	1,043,981
Jerusalem and Figtree Hill, Sendai Atoll	4,720	74.2%	1,638	25.8%	6,358	489,184	46.9%	553,797	53.1%	1,042,981
Sion Farm, Sendai Atoll	373	42.2%	511	57.8%	884	693,291	66.5%	349,690	33.5%	1,042,981
Turnout (38 localities)					210,154	Turnout (rest of Ssamaritan Islands)				1,043,981

Reactions to the results

Official statement by the President

The President of the Federal Republic of Phinbella, Hang Wilhelm Aloysius Frederiksen, has posted his official statement on his social media regarding the decision that made the people of the Scattered Islands and surrounding areas proud. He made the official statement from The Istana, Negara Awan at 06:25 NAT corresponding to 08:45 PPT.

Fellow citizens of Phinbella,
Today, we stand at a historic juncture in our nation's journey—a moment that reaffirms our commitment to democracy, unity, and self-determination.
The people of the Scattered Islands have spoken with clarity, with dignity, and with an unwavering desire for a future governed by self-rule within the broader embrace of our Federation. With an overwhelming expression of support for Option A, the Organic Law of the Scattered Islands has been ratified by the electorate.
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all Scattered Islanders for this remarkable act of civic engagement. Your decision reflects not only a hope for a more localized and representative governance structure but also your enduring belief in the Phinbellan union.
The success of the "YES" vote marks the beginning of a new chapter—one that will see the Scattered Islands transition from the jurisdiction of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan Special Administrative Region (OTH-SAR) to the status of a Special Self-Governing Territory, modeled after the best practices of regional autonomy found around the Micras.
In the weeks to come, the federal government will begin the formal transfer of administrative responsibility, with an anticipated effective date in late July 2025. During this transitional period, an Interim Authority—the Scattered Islands Transitional Authority—will be formed to ensure continuity, public order, and the groundwork for local governance.
I wish to emphasize that the people of the Scattered Islands remain full citizens of Phinbella. The new governance structure preserves your rights, respects your identity, and empowers your communities, all within the secure and stable framework of our parliamentary republic.
Let me also thank the citizens of Kéijō, Anyer, and the municipalities of Amsterdam Islands and the district of the Ssamaritan Islands who participated in this democratic exercise. Although not every proposal for inclusion was approved, your voices have shaped the future map of our nation. Democracy does not always yield uniform results, but it always strengthens our shared fabric.
On behalf of the federal government, I extend appreciation to the Council of Ministers, the Electoral Commission, regional observers, and community leaders for upholding a transparent and peaceful process.
Today, we celebrate more than a referendum result. We celebrate unity in diversity, constitutional evolution, and the strength of a federated people who choose dialogue over division.
May this new path bring prosperity, stability, and pride to all inhabitants of the Scattered Islands.
Thank you, and may Phinbella continue to flourish.

Other reactions

During the transition period, the Keopuchean Broadcasting System has expanded its local broadcast coverage from Kéijō, with several transmitters on Isla del Tropico, Île Amsterdam, Île Jemberana and the six islands of the Samaritan Islands to be merged to broadcast pilot broadcasts from Kéijō, including television and radio networks. The pilot broadcasts will begin on April 20 and will end on the day of handover.

1743 Good Friday bombings

See also: 1743 Izu Cathedral and Rampayan Mosque bombings

As a result of the referendum, Sendai Atoll was divided into two parts, with the remaining part under the jurisdiction of Oriental Taemhwan, while three islands will come under the new jurisdiction of this new territory in July. As a result, an armed movement called "Save Three Sendai Islands Alliance" or "SATSIA" aimed to prevent the three islands, Rampayan, Izu and Marcus, from being separated from Oriental Taemhwan and included in the jurisdiction of the Scattered Islands territory. On 17.IX.1743, the armed movement bombed the Cathedral of Our Lady of Izu Island at 09:18 PPT (07:58 NAT), two hours later, another church was bombed and the grounds of the Izu Island Town Hall were also bombed. It was reported that 42 people were killed in this incident, while 148 people were injured. On 19.IX, 12:38 PPT (11:18 NAT) the same movement also carried out a bombing on the Bait As-Syakir Mosque on Rampaian Island, which caused severe damage and it is understood that 134 worshippers were injured and 204 others were killed in the incident.

As a result of the violence, the Phinbellan Armed Forces were ordered by the President to control the affected areas, and at the same time search for and arrest a few members of the SATSIA movement. The Secretariat of State condemned the violence. It demanded that the Yvar government provide regular updates to ensure that security in the affected areas and specifically throughout Phinbella is guaranteed.

First Secretary of State Velibor Jovanović-Smičić made a live televised speech, and moreover the First Secretary ordered all flags across the Order to be flown on half mast.

On 14.IX, a group of SATSIA members were successfully arrested by the Phinbellan Armed Forces and are expected to be tried at the High Court of the Federation on 19.X.1746 AN. Meanwhile, the terrorist leader could not be found and is understood to be still on the run.

Aftermath

The Phinbellan Election Commission announced on April 16, RP 2621 that SIOL was "deemed to have been ratified", meaning that the Scattered Islands would be separated from the jurisdiction of the Oriental Hispanioéire Taemhwan SAR and transferred to the Federation as a special self-governing territory as desired by the people's mandate. The electoral body also announced that Anyer and Isla del Tropico would be part of the new autonomous region while Sendai City and other settlements and islands in Sendai Atoll, which had been part of the Shandānø'kaílander occupation until -27BP and were separated from the parent territory, would remain outside the new autonomous region.

As a result, there were rumors that Héi'an and Krajina would be separated from the Taemhwanian territory but merged with its neighboring territories, Turku and Hōri, but the people of the Scattered Islands were waiting for clear news regarding these rumors.

On 18.XV.1744 AN, the swearing-in ceremony of the interim government known as the "Scattered Islands Transitional Authority" was held, with the officers of the interim government and the first chief minister being sworn in before the President of Phinbella, Hang Wilhelm Aloysius Frederiksen. The position of governor of the territory is still vacant and is expected to be filled on handover day.