1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum

1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum

13 August 1905 (1905-08-13)

Do you approve the "ratified dissolution of the Union"?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 368,208 99.95%
No 184 0.05%
Valid votes 368,392 99.05%
Invalid or blank votes 3,519 0.95%
Total votes 371,911 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 435,376 85.42%
Post card urging people to vote yes to the dissolution of the Union.

A referendum on dissolving the union with Sweden was held in Norway on 13 August 1905.[1] Dissolving the union, which had been in place since 1814, was approved by almost 100% of voters, with just 184 voting against the proposal out of over 371,000 votes cast.[2]

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "unionsoppløsningen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1446 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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