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The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 1967 was held on 10 September 1967, in which Gibraltarian citizens were asked whether they wished to pass under Spanish sovereignty, with Gibraltarians keeping their British citizenship and a special status for Gibraltar within Spain; or remain under British sovereignty, with its own self-governing institutions.
The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 2002 was a referendum, called by the Government of Gibraltar and held on 7 November 2002 within the British overseas territory, on a proposal by the UK Government to share sovereignty of the territory between Spain and the United Kingdom. The result was a rejection of the proposal by a landslide majority ...
The final result of the referendum for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar was declared at Manchester Town Hall at 0720 BST on Friday 24 June 2016, after all the 382 voting areas and the twelve UK regions had declared their results, by the Chief Counting Officer (CCO) for the referendum, Jenny Watson.
During the campaign leading up to the United Kingdom's national referendum on whether to leave the European Union (known as "Brexit"), the Spanish government warned that if the UK chose to leave, Spain would push to reclaim control over Gibraltar. [10]
United Kingdom: Foreign Secretary, and future Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the referendum as an internal issue for Spain, saying "Spain is a close ally and a good friend, whose strength and unity matters to the UK", while also insisting rule of law be upheld. [155]
Kingdom of Sikkim: 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum: 14 April 1975 monarchy abolished 97.55 2.45 63.02 Sikkim was annexed by India a month later. [28] South Africa: 1960 South African republic referendum: 5 October 1960 monarchy abolished 52.29 47.71 90.77 [29] Spain: 1947 Spanish law of succession referendum: 6 July 1947 monarchy restored 4. ...
The Government of the United Kingdom has also to date held ten major referendums within the constituent countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on issues of devolution, sovereignty and independence; the first such referendum was the 1973 Northern Ireland border poll and, as of 2023, the most recent is the 2014 Scottish ...
The referendum was called by the Prime Minister David Cameron and Her Majesty's Government after an agreement was struck with the European Union which renegotiated the membership of the United Kingdom. This referendum, with a turnout of 72.21%, resulted in a majority voting to leave the EU by 52% of votes as opposed to 48% of votes who voted to ...