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:

  1. Independence
  2. Commonwealth
  3. Free Association
  4. Statehood
  5. To retain the current status
  6. 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/
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Total Registered
voters
Turnout
Votes % Votes %
Independence6,91259.14,77840.95,84917,53933,32952.6
Commonwealth7149.27,01590.89,81017,53933,32952.6
Free Association5,75958.04,16442.07,61617,53933,32952.6
Statehood5456.57,80793.59,18717,53933,32952.6
Current status6,54359.04,54941.06,44717,53933,32952.6
Another status421.62,54698.414,95117,53933,32952.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

Marshall Islands

Choice For Against Invalid/
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Total Registered
voters
Turnout
Votes % Votes %
Independence1195.22,17594.89433,2379,20335.2
Commonwealth40915.12,30084.95283,2379,20335.2
Free Association82630.01,92670.04853,2379,20335.2
Statehood1998.02,30292.07363,2379,20335.2
Current status2,31777.168722.92333,2379,20335.2
Another status1296.02,01194.01,0973,2379,20335.2
Source: Nohlen et al.

Palau

Choice For Against Invalid/
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Total Registered
voters
Turnout
Votes % Votes %
Independence45534.3786965.631,1622,4865,88842.22
Commonwealth17115.8990584.111,4102,4865,88842.22
Free Association1,12068.0452631.968402,4865,88842.22
Statehood18317.2288082.781,4232,4865,88842.22
Current status1,28877.6837022.321,6582,4865,88842.22
Another status384.8075495.201,6942,4865,88842.22
Source: Direct Democracy

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p639 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. Nohlen et al., p693
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