1988 French Matignon Accords referendum

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] In New Caledonia it was approved by 57% of voters.[3]

The text of the referendum was the following:[4]

"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 %
For9,714,68980.029,28657.09,896,49880.0
Against2,428,08920.022,06643.02,474,54820.0
Invalid/blank votes1,638,8034,5841,657,659
Total13,781,58110055,93610014,028,705100
Registered voters/turnout36,897,05237.488,26263.3738,025,82336.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Constitutional Council, Direct Democracy

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Décision Résultats référendum 1988 du 09 novembre 1988 Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Constitutional Council
  3. France, 6 November 1988: New Caledonian Statute Direct Democracy (in German)
  4. Décret du 5 octobre 1988 décidant de soumettre un projet de loi au référendum
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