1989 Hungarian referendum

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A four-part referendum was held in Hungary on 26 November 1989.[1] Voters were asked whether the President should be elected after parliamentary elections, whether organisations related to the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party should be banned from workplaces, whether the party should account for properties owned or managed by it, and whether the Workers' Militia should be dissolved.[2] All four proposals were passed, the first narrowly by 50.1% of voters, and the remaining three by 95% of voters. Voter turnout was 58.0%.[2]

Results

Question For Against Invalid/
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Total
votes
Registered
voters
Turnout Result
Votes % Votes %
Should the president be elected after parliamentary elections? 2,145,023 50.1 2,138,619 49.9 242,630 4,526,602 7,799,059 58.0 Approved
Should organisations related to the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party be banned from workplaces? 4,088,383 95.1 208,474 4.9 229,412 Approved
Should the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party account for its properties owned or managed by it? 4,101,413 95.4 198,987 4.6 225,872 Approved
Should the Workers' Militia be dissolved? 4,054,977 94.9 216,551 5.1 254,744 Approved
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p912
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