A referendum on the Matignon Accords on New Caledonia was held in France on 6 November 1988.[1] The accords were approved by 80% of voters, although turnout was just 36.9%.[2][3] In New Caledonia it was approved by 57% of voters.[4]
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Do you agree to allow New Caledonian residents to vote for self-determination in 1998? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
The text of the referendum was the following:[5]
"Acceptez-vous de permettre aux habitants de la Nouvelle-Calédonie de voter pour l'autodétermination en 1998?"
"Do you agree to allow New Caledonian residents to vote for self-determination in 1998?"
Results
| Choice | Metropolitan France | New Caledonia | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| For | 9,714,689 | 80.0 | 29,286 | 57.0 | 9,896,498 | 80.0 |
| Against | 2,428,089 | 20.0 | 22,066 | 43.0 | 2,474,548 | 20.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,638,803 | – | 4,584 | – | 1,657,659 | – |
| Total | 13,781,581 | 100 | 55,936 | 100 | 14,028,705 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,897,052 | 37.4 | 88,262 | 63.37 | 38,025,823 | 36.9 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Constitutional Council, Direct Democracy | ||||||
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
