1988 French Matignon Accords referendum

6 November 1988

Do you agree to allow New Caledonian residents to vote for self-determination in 1998?

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	9,896,498	80.00%
No	2,474,548	20.00%
Valid votes	12,371,046	88.18%
Invalid or blank votes	1,657,659	11.82%
Total votes	14,028,705	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	38,025,823	36.89%

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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
Choice	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

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

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