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Which EU referenda have taken place in EU member states?

Ireland and Denmark have held six EU referenda and are thus the two countries which have had most referenda on EU issues. Referenda have been held in EU countries on the following issues:

Year	Subject	Yes	No	Turnout
Denmark
1972	Denmark's Accession to the European Economic Communities	63,4%	36,6%	90,1%
1986	The Single European Act	56,2%	43,8%	75,4%
1992	The Maastricht Treaty	49,3%	50,7%	83,1%
1993	The Maastricht Treaty + the Edinburgh agreement	56,7%	43,3%	86,5%
1998	The Treaty of Amsterdam	55,1	44,9%	76,2%
2000	Denmark's accession to the single European currency	46,8%	53,2%	87,6%
Finland
1994	Finland's accession to the European Union	56,9%	43,1%	74,0%
1994	Åland Islands' accession to the European Union	73,6%	26,4%	49,1%
France
1972	Whether the EC should be enlarged to include Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom	68,32%	31,68%	60,24%
1992	The Maastricht Treaty	51,05%	48,95%	69,70%
2005	The Constitutional Treaty	45,32%	54,68%	69,34
Ireland
1972	Whether Ireland should be a member of the EC	83,1%	16,9%	70,9%
1987	The Single European Act	69,9%	30,1%	43,9%
1992	The Maastricht Treaty	69,1%	30,9%	57,3%
1998	The Treaty of Amsterdam	61,7%	38,3%	56,2%
2001	The Treaty of Nice	46,1%	53,9%	34,8%
2002	The Treaty of Nice	62,89%	37,11%	49,47%
2008	The Treary of Lisbon	44,6%	53,4%	53,13%
Sweden
1994	Whether Sweden should be a member of the EU	52,8%	47,2%	83,3%
2003	Whether Sweden should introduce the euro	42,0%	55,9%	82,6%
United Kingdom
1975	Continued British membership of the EC	67,2%	32,8%	64%
Austria
1994	Whether Austria should be a member of the EU	66,6%	33,4%	81,3%
The Netherlands
2005	The Constitutional Treaty	38,5%	61,5%	63,3%
Spain
2005	The Constitutional Treaty	76,73%	17,24% (6,03% blank)	42,32
Luxembourg
2005	The Constitutional Treaty	56,52%	43,48%	Compulsory

Referendums on accession to the EU in countries which joined on 1 May 2004:

Country	Date	Yes	No	Turnout
Czech Republic	13-14. June 2003	77,33%	22,67%	55,21%
Estonia	14 September 2003	66,83%	33,17%	64,06%
Latvia*	20 September 2003	67%	32,30%	72,53%
Lithuania	10-11 May 2003	91,07%	8,93%	63,37%
Hungary	12 April 2003	83,76%	16,24%	45,62%
Malta	8 March 2003	53,65%	46,35%	91%
Poland	7-8 June 2003	77,45%	22,55%	58,85%
Slovenia	23 March 2003	89,61%	10,39%	60,29%
Slovakia	16-17 May 2003	92,46%	6,20%	52,15%

* 0.8% of the votes cast in Latvia were invalid.

Sidst opdateret: 30-07-2008 - ANSJ

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