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| In 1975, a national referendum was held on whether the United Kingdom should maintain its membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union. This is the only example the UK has of a national referendum. The date set for the referendum was June 5th, 1975.
The question on the paper was: “Do you think that the United Kingdom should stay in the European Community (The Common Market)?”
In England the voting was:
Yes – 14,918,009 (68.7%)
No – 6,812,052 (31.3%)
Spoilt papers – 42,161
In Wales the voting was
Yes – 869,135 (64.8%)
No – 472,071 (35.2%)
Spoilt papers – 4,339
In Scotland the voting was:
Yes – 1,332,186 (58.4%)
No – 948,039 (41.6%)
Spoilt papers – 6,541
In Northern Ireland the voting was:
Yes – 259,251 (52.1%)
No – 237,911 (47.9%)
Spoilt papers – 1,589
Total United Kingdom:
Yes – 17,378,581 (67.2%)
No – 8,470,073 (32.8%)
Spoilt papers – 54,540
Total turnout = 64% of registered electorate
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