1975 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands status referendum
A referendum on the future status of the islands was held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 8 July 1975. Voters were offered six options:
- Independence
- Commonwealth
- Free Association
- Statehood
- To retain the current status
- Another status
In Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap (later to become the Federated States of Micronesia) option one (independence) received the highest number of votes in favour (59.1%), whilst Free Association (58.0%) and the present status (59.0%) also received majorities in favour.[1] Voter turnout was 52.6%. In the Marshall Islands option five was the only option to be approved, with 77% voting in favour, although voter turnout was only 35.2%.[2] In Palau only options three (68% in favour) and five (78% in favour) were approved.
Results
Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap
| Choice | For | Against | Invalid/ blank votes |
Total | Registered voters |
Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Independence | 6,912 | 59.1 | 4,778 | 40.9 | 5,849 | 17,539 | 33,329 | 52.6 |
| Commonwealth | 714 | 9.2 | 7,015 | 90.8 | 9,810 | 17,539 | 33,329 | 52.6 |
| Free Association | 5,759 | 58.0 | 4,164 | 42.0 | 7,616 | 17,539 | 33,329 | 52.6 |
| Statehood | 545 | 6.5 | 7,807 | 93.5 | 9,187 | 17,539 | 33,329 | 52.6 |
| Current status | 6,543 | 59.0 | 4,549 | 41.0 | 6,447 | 17,539 | 33,329 | 52.6 |
| Another status | 42 | 1.6 | 2,546 | 98.4 | 14,951 | 17,539 | 33,329 | 52.6 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||||||
Marshall Islands
| Choice | For | Against | Invalid/ blank votes |
Total | Registered voters |
Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Independence | 119 | 5.2 | 2,175 | 94.8 | 943 | 3,237 | 9,203 | 35.2 |
| Commonwealth | 409 | 15.1 | 2,300 | 84.9 | 528 | 3,237 | 9,203 | 35.2 |
| Free Association | 826 | 30.0 | 1,926 | 70.0 | 485 | 3,237 | 9,203 | 35.2 |
| Statehood | 199 | 8.0 | 2,302 | 92.0 | 736 | 3,237 | 9,203 | 35.2 |
| Current status | 2,317 | 77.1 | 687 | 22.9 | 233 | 3,237 | 9,203 | 35.2 |
| Another status | 129 | 6.0 | 2,011 | 94.0 | 1,097 | 3,237 | 9,203 | 35.2 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||||||
Palau
| Choice | For | Against | Invalid/ blank votes |
Total | Registered voters |
Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Independence | 455 | 34.37 | 869 | 65.63 | 1,162 | 2,486 | 5,888 | 42.22 |
| Commonwealth | 171 | 15.89 | 905 | 84.11 | 1,410 | 2,486 | 5,888 | 42.22 |
| Free Association | 1,120 | 68.04 | 526 | 31.96 | 840 | 2,486 | 5,888 | 42.22 |
| Statehood | 183 | 17.22 | 880 | 82.78 | 1,423 | 2,486 | 5,888 | 42.22 |
| Current status | 1,288 | 77.68 | 370 | 22.32 | 1,658 | 2,486 | 5,888 | 42.22 |
| Another status | 38 | 4.80 | 754 | 95.20 | 1,694 | 2,486 | 5,888 | 42.22 |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p639 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p693
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