Referendum
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Scottish Devolution Referendum of 1997
Blair's new Labour government fulfilled its manifesto by asking Scotland, which had rejected a 1979 assembly, whether it wanted a ...
Brexit Referendum of 2016
On June 23, 2016, on a 72.2 percent turnout, 17.4 million Britons voted Leave against 16.1 million Remain, a 3.8-point margin that...
Chilean Plebiscite of 1988
The October 5, 1988 yes-or-no plebiscite, written into the 1980 constitution, asked Chileans for eight more years of Augusto Pinoc...
South African Referendum of 1992
On March 17, 1992, F.W. de Klerk asked white voters, on an 85 percent turnout of the white electorate, whether they supported refo...
Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014
Held on September 18, 2014 under the Edinburgh Agreement between the Scottish and UK governments, the referendum asked whether Sco...
Good Friday Agreement Referendums of 1998
On May 22, 1998, the first all-island vote since 1918 asked voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to endorse the ...